Titus 1:4

Titus 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
• New International Version (NIV)To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To Titus, a true son in our common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Context of Titus 1:4

2They will also be sure that they will live with God for ever. Before the world began, God promised that his people would have life with him. And God never tells lies. 3God is the one who saves us. Now, at the proper time, he has made his message clear. He has given his message to me so that I can tell it to people. That is what he has told me to do. I am writing to you, Titus. I told you the message about Jesus and now we both believe in him. So you are like my own child. I pray that God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Saviour, will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your mind. 5I left you in Crete so that you could finish certain things. You should make right some things that were wrong. And you should choose leaders of the believers in every town, as I told you. 6This is what a leader in the church must be like. Nobody should have a reason to say that he has done something wrong. He must be the husband of only one wife. He must have children who respect him. Nobody should say that they enjoy bad things or that they do not obey their parents.

Titus 1:4 word by word

Τίτῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ κατὰ κοινὴν πίστιν· χάρις καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To TitusΤίτοςTitos · TitusG5103
• ownγνήσιοςgnēsios · genuineG1103
• sonτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• afterκατάkata · according toG2596
• the commonκοινόςkoinos · common: sharedG2839
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• Graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Saviourὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990

Commentaries on Titus 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4To Titus, mine own son - Him whom I have been the instrument of converting to the Christian faith; and in whom, in this respect, I have the same right as any man can have in his own begotten son. See the preface; and see on 1 Timothy 1:2; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4To Titus - See the Introduction, Section 1. Mine own son - Notes, 1 Timothy 1:2. After the common faith - The faith of all Christians; - equivalent to saying “my son in the gospel.” That is, Paul had been the means of converting him by preaching that gospel which was received by all who were Christians. Grace, mercy, and peace … - See the notes at Romans 1:7.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Titus was Paul’s delegate in dealing with the church in Crete. A delegate is someone who is sent to represent another person. my true child: The wording authorizes the delegate (as in 1 Timothy 1:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Titus, mine own son--Greek, "my genuine child" (1Ti 1:2), that is, converted by my instrumentality (1Co 4:17; Phm 10). after the common faith--a genuine son in respect to (in virtue of) the faith common to all the people of God, comprising in a common brotherhood Gentiles as well as Jews, therefore embracing Titus a Gentile (2Pe 1:1; Jude 3). Grace, mercy, and peace--"mercy" is omitted in some of the oldest manuscripts. But one of the best and oldest…Read the comment

Topics related to Titus 1:4

• God
• Jesus Continued
• Peace
• Titus

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Titus
• Manius; Titus
• Titus; Titius Justus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• God, the Father

Commentaries on Titus 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings