◄ Titus 3:4 ►
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New International Version
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,

New Living Translation
But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love,

English Standard Version
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,

Berean Standard Bible
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Berean Literal Bible
But when the kindness and the love of mankind of God our Savior appeared,

King James Bible
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

New King James Version
But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

New American Standard Bible
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

NASB 1995
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

NASB 1977
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Legacy Standard Bible
But when the kindness and affection of God our Savior appeared,

Amplified Bible
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],

Christian Standard Bible
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

American Standard Version
But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,

Contemporary English Version
God our Savior showed us how good and kind he is.

English Revised Version
But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, when God our Savior made his kindness and love for humanity appear,

Good News Translation
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed,

International Standard Version
In grace our Savior God appeared, to make his love for mankind clear.

Majority Standard Bible
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

NET Bible
But "when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,

New Heart English Bible
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,

Webster's Bible Translation
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior towards man appeared,

Weymouth New Testament
But when the goodness of God our Saviour, and His love to man, dawned upon us, not in consequence of things which we,

World English Bible
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Savior appeared

Berean Literal Bible
But when the kindness and the love of mankind of God our Savior appeared,

Young's Literal Translation
and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear

Smith's Literal Translation
And when the kindness and philanthropy of our Saviour God was made evident,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior appeared:

Catholic Public Domain Version
But then the kindness and humanity of God our Savior appeared.

New American Bible
But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared,

New Revised Standard Version
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But after the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour was manifested,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But when the sweetness and the loving kindness of God Our Lifegiver was revealed,
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Savior appeared, he saved us,

Godbey New Testament
but when the goodness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared,

Haweis New Testament
But even then the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man shone forth,

Mace New Testament
but when the kindness and love of God our saviour display'd itself to mankind,

Weymouth New Testament
But when the goodness of God our Saviour, and His love to man, dawned upon us, not in consequence of things which we,

Worrell New Testament
But, when the kindness and the benevolence of God our Savior appeared,

Worsley New Testament
But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
God's Mercy to Us
3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, 5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.…
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Cross References
Ephesians 2:4-5
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

Romans 5:8
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 4:9-10
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

2 Timothy 1:9-10
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. / And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 3:24
and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

2 Corinthians 5:19
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Colossians 1:19-20
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, / and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.

Galatians 4:4-5
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, / to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

Isaiah 63:7
I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Psalm 103:8
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

Isaiah 54:8
In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.


Treasury of Scripture

But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

the kindness.

Titus 2:11
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Romans 5:20,21
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: …

Ephesians 2:4-10
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, …

love.

Titus 1:3
But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 2:10
Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

appeared.

Titus 2:11
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

2 Timothy 1:10
But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

Hebrews 9:26
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

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Titus 3
1. Titus is further directed by Paul concerning the things that he should teach and not teach.
10. He is to reject obstinate heretics.
12. Paul appoints him time and place wherein he should come unto him.














Berean Study Bible
But when the kindness
The word "kindness" in Greek is "chrēstotēs," which conveys a sense of moral goodness and integrity. In the context of Titus 3:4, it reflects God's benevolent and gracious nature. Historically, this kindness is not just a passive attribute but an active force that initiates God's plan of salvation. It is a reminder of the divine character that is consistently portrayed throughout Scripture, where God's kindness leads to repentance (Romans 2:4). This kindness is a stark contrast to the human condition described earlier in Titus 3, where people are living in malice and envy.

and love of God
The phrase "love of God" is translated from the Greek "philanthrōpia," which literally means "love for mankind." This term is significant as it underscores the personal and relational aspect of God's love. It is not a distant or abstract love but one that is deeply involved in the human experience. Historically, this love is demonstrated through God's covenantal faithfulness to Israel and ultimately through the sending of His Son, Jesus Christ. The love of God is foundational to Christian theology, emphasizing that salvation is initiated by God's love rather than human merit.

our Savior
The title "Savior" in Greek is "sōtēr," which means deliverer or preserver. In the historical context of the New Testament, the term was often used for deities or emperors who were seen as protectors. However, in the Christian context, it is exclusively attributed to God and Jesus Christ, highlighting their unique role in providing salvation. This title affirms the divine initiative in the salvation process, where God Himself acts as the Savior of humanity, rescuing them from sin and death.

appeared
The word "appeared" comes from the Greek "epiphainō," which means to become visible or to show forth. This term is used in the New Testament to describe the manifestation of God's grace and truth through Jesus Christ. Historically, this appearance is not just a physical manifestation but a revelation of God's character and purpose. Theologically, it marks the transition from the old covenant to the new, where God's redemptive plan is fully revealed in the person of Jesus. This appearance is a pivotal moment in history, signifying the fulfillment of prophetic promises and the inauguration of the Kingdom of God.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
(4) But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared.--Another thought now wells up in the Apostle's mind. We of ourselves should never have become changed men, had not the kindness of God and His divine love for men shown itself. We, indeed, have no ground for self-exaltation, no excuse for haughty treatment of others, either in thought or action; for if we now live other and purer lives than they live, our change to better and higher things was owing to no desert or merit of ours, but solely to the mercy and the love of God. The changed life is here solely attributed to the manifestation to man of the kindness and love of God our Saviour. Here God our Saviour, as in 1Timothy 1:1, and in several other passages in the Pastoral Epistles, must be understood as "God the Father;" the "kindness" differs from the "love towards man." The first signifies generally that divine, measureless, all comprehensive love which we know is the glorious attribute of God. The second expression tells of the special love which the Almighty has for man, and which has been so marvellously shown in the sacrifice and death of the Son of God for us. The two words--the measureless, divine love which embraces all creation, and the special love of God for man--taken together, make up the one idea expressed by the "grace that bringeth salvation," of Titus 2:11 of this Epistle. In the rare word philanthropia, the "love of God toward man," a quiet but very solemn reminder is given to those "Christians" who would have no dealings with their less pure heathen neighbours. The word applied here to God tells them to love men, even the enemies of their holy religion; they are to obey the heathen magistrate, and to think kindly of and to act courteously towards their heathen neighbour, because God has loved men--all men. Here are they to be imitators of the divine pity, copyists of the divine love.

Pulpit Commentary
Verse 4. - When for after that, A.V.; the kindness of God our Savior, and his love toward man for the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man, A.V. Kindness (χρηστότης), used by St. Paul only in the New Testament, and by him frequently in the sense of "kindness," whether of God (as Romans 2:4; Romans 11:22; Ephesians 2:7) or of man (as 2 Corinthians 6:6; Galatians 5:22; Colossians 3:12). In Romans 3:12, where it has the wider sense of "good" or "right," it is the phrase of the LXX., who use χρηστότης for the Hebrew טוב. In like manner, χρηστός is frequently used in the sense of "kind" (Luke 6:35; Romans 2:4; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 2:3). This is exactly analogous to the use of κακός and κακία, in the limited sense of "malicious," "malice" (see preceding note to ver. 3). Love toward man (φιλανθρωπία); only here and Acts 28:2 in the New Testament. It occurs repeatedly in the Books of the Maccabees, and is common in good classical Greek. God our Savior (see 1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 2:3; Titus 2:10, etc.). Appeared (Titus 2:11).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

when
Ὅτε (Hote)
Adverb
Strong's 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.

the
ἡ (hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

kindness
χρηστότης (chrēstotēs)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5544: Goodness, uprightness, kindness, gentleness. From chrestos; usefulness, i.e. Morally, excellence.

of
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

God
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Savior
Σωτῆρος (Sōtēros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 4990: A savior, deliverer, preserver. From sozo; a deliverer, i.e. God or Christ.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[His]
ἡ (hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

love for mankind
φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5363: Love of mankind, benevolence. From the same as philanthropos; fondness of mankind, i.e. Benevolence.

appeared,
ἐπεφάνη (epephanē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2014: From epi and phaino; to shine upon, i.e. Become visible or known.


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