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

2This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. 3And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him. 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. 5I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you. 6An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

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