Discovery BoxTitus 3:4 
Context3:4 1 But “when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,
Titus 3:7-8
Context3:7 And so, 2 since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.” 3
3:8 This saying 4 is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, 5 so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.
Titus 3:14
Context3:14 Here is another way that our people 6 can learn 7 to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful.
1 tn Verses 4-7 are set as poetry in NA26/NA27. These verses probably constitute the referent of the expression “this saying” in v. 8.
2 tn This is the conclusion of a single, skillfully composed sentence in Greek encompassing Titus 3:4-7. Showing the goal of God’s merciful salvation, v. 7 begins literally, “in order that, being justified…we might become heirs…”
3 tn Grk “heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
4 sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.
5 tn Grk “concerning these things.”
6 tn Grk “that those who are ours” (referring to the Christians).
7 tn Grk “and also let our people learn.”
