Titus

Titus 3:5

⁵He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth^a and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

a 3:5 Or of regeneration

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He saved	ἔσωσεν	esōsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4982 I save, heal
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
by	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
righteous	δικαιοσύνῃ	dikaiosynē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
deeds	ἔργων	ergōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
had done	ἐποιήσαμεν	epoiēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
according to	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
mercy	ἔλεος	eleos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1656 pity, mercy
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
washing	λουτροῦ	loutrou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3067 a bath, washing, baptism
of new birth	παλινγενεσίας	palingenesias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3824 a new birth, regeneration
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
renewal	ἀνακαινώσεως	anakainōseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G342 renewing
by	Ἁγίου	Hagiou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

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Ephesians 2:8–9 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Corinthians 6:11 · 1 Peter 1:3 · 1 Peter 3:21 · Romans 12:2 · Ephesians 5:26 · Ephesians 2:4 · Romans 11:6 · Psalm 51:10 · Hebrews 4:16 · John 3:3–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.