English Standard Version
Titus 1:4
4To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
Context of Titus 1:4
2in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. 5This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
Read all of Titus 1Titus 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
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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
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