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Titus 3:4
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But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,
But after that the kindnesse and loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was shown,
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
But when the kindness and affection of God our Savior appeared,
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
God our Savior showed us how good and kind he is.
But when the kindness and love for mankind of God our Deliverer was revealed,
But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared,
But then the kindness and love of God our Savior was made known.
But when that bountifulnesse & that loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,
But after the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour was manifested,
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed,
But when the kindness and love for mankind of God our Savior appeared,
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,
But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen,
But when the kindness of God, our Savior, and his love toward man, appeared,
But when appeared the goodness and mercy of Aloha our Saviour,
But when the kindness and compassion of God our Life-giver was revealed,
But after that the kyndenesse and loue of our sauiour God to manwarde appeared,
But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,
But when the kindness of God, our Savior, and his love toward man, appeared,
But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared,
But when the goodness of God our Saviour, and His love to man, dawned upon us, not in consequence of things which we,
But whanne the benygnyte and the manhed of oure sauyour God aperide,
But when the kindness of God our Savior, and his love toward man, appeared,
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior towards man appeared,
But "when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,
But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love,
But God, the One Who saves, showed how kind He was and how He loved us
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
But, when, the graciousness and affection for man of our Saviour God, shone forth,
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:
but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
But after that the kyndnes and love of oure saveoure God to mawarde appered
and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear
But after that ye kyndnesse and loue of God oure Sauioure to man warde appeared,
but when the kindness and love of God our saviour display'd itself to mankind,
But everything changed for us when Jesus came.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the kindness: Titus 2:11, Romans 5:20, Romans 5:21, Ephesians 2:4-10
love: or, pity
God: Titus 1:3, Titus 2:10, 1 Timothy 1:1, 1 Timothy 2:3, 1 Timothy 4:10
appeared: Titus 2:11, 2 Timothy 1:10, Hebrews 9:26
Reciprocal: Numbers 14:19 - according 2 Samuel 9:3 - the kindness of God 2 Samuel 22:3 - my saviour 2 Kings 14:27 - he saved Psalms 24:5 - God Psalms 88:1 - Lord Psalms 106:21 - God Psalms 116:5 - Gracious Psalms 119:146 - and I shall keep Isaiah 33:22 - he will Isaiah 43:3 - the Holy One Isaiah 43:11 - General Isaiah 63:7 - according to his Hosea 1:7 - will save Hosea 14:4 - I will love Zechariah 9:17 - how great is his goodness Matthew 5:16 - that Matthew 7:11 - good Luke 1:47 - God Luke 2:11 - unto Luke 2:14 - good Luke 15:17 - when John 3:5 - born John 3:16 - God John 5:23 - all men Acts 2:17 - I will Acts 2:47 - the Lord Acts 5:31 - a Saviour Acts 15:11 - that Acts 18:27 - believed Acts 20:24 - the gospel Romans 2:4 - riches Romans 8:30 - he called Romans 8:39 - love Romans 12:1 - by the 1 Corinthians 12:13 - by 1 Corinthians 16:12 - our Ephesians 2:7 - in his Philippians 1:6 - begun Philippians 2:13 - to will Colossians 3:12 - beloved 1 Thessalonians 1:4 - your election 2 Thessalonians 1:11 - the good 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - which 2 Timothy 1:9 - hath Titus 2:13 - our Titus 3:5 - according 1 Peter 1:3 - which
Cross-References
so that we may not be outsmarted by Satan. After all, we are not unaware of his intentions.
However, I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by its tricks, so your minds may somehow be lured away from sincere and pureand pure">[fn] devotion to Christ.Genesis 3:4; John 8:44; Ephesians 6:24; Colossians 2:4,8, 18; 1 Timothy 1:3; 4:1; Hebrews 13:9; 2 Peter 3:17;">[xr]
And it was not Adam who was deceived. It was the woman who was deceived and became a lawbreaker.Genesis 3:6; 2 Corinthians 11:3;">[xr]
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But after that,.... After all this series and course of wickedness; notwithstanding all this foolishness, disobedience, deception, bondage to sin, envy, malice, and malignity; or "when" all this was, as the word may be rendered, amidst all this iniquity; when these persons were in the full career of sin, and so had done no preparatory works, or had any previous qualifications and dispositions for the grace of God:
the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared; unto them; and the Ethiopic version adds, "unto us". The apostle takes the advantage of the above character of himself, and others in their former state, to set off and magnify the grace of God in their conversion; so contraries, as black and white, illustrate each other. By "God our Saviour" is not meant the Lord Jesus Christ, though he is commonly designed by our Saviour, and is several times called God our Saviour in this epistle; see Titus 1:3 and who is truly God, and the only Saviour of lost sinners; and whose kindness and love towards them has appeared in many instances; as in his suretiship undertakings for them, in his assumption of their nature, and in his suffering and dying in their room and stead: and yet it appears from Titus 3:6 that God our Saviour here, is distinguished from Jesus Christ our Saviour there; and therefore here must be understood of God the Father; who contrived the scheme of salvation, appointed Christ to be his salvation, and made a covenant with him, in which it secured, and sent him in time to obtain it, and through his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, saves all his people: it is his kindness and love to men that is here spoken of; and which designs not his general and providential goodness and kindness, which extends to the whole human nature, and to all the individuals of it; but his special love and grace shown in his kindness in Christ Jesus; that good will to men the angels sung of at Christ's incarnation; or that free favour and love of God towards elect men, which is sovereign and special, from everlasting to everlasting, unchangeable and unspeakable, which is better than life; the excellency of which cannot be expressed, and which has shown itself in various instances: it is said to have "appeared"; because it was hid from all eternity in the heart of God, in the thoughts of his heart, in his purposes, counsel, and covenant, and has been made manifest in time; particularly, it has broke forth and showed itself in the mission of Christ into this world, and in redemption and salvation by him; wherein God has manifested and commended his love, and shown forth the exceeding riches of his grace; and also in the effectual calling, which being a time of life, is a time of love, and is owing to the great love of God, and is a fruit and evidence of his everlasting and unchangeable love; and it is this instance and appearance of it, which is here meant, since it follows the account of the state and condition of the saints by nature; and is what was made to them when in this state, by which means they were brought out of it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But after that - Greek, when - ὅτε hote The meaning is, that “when the love of God was manifested in the plan of salvation, he saved us from this state God appeared” after we had sinned in this way, but that when his mercy was thus displayed we were converted from our sins, and made pure in his sight.
The kindness - χρηστότης chrēstotēs - “the goodness, or the benignity.” The word is rendered “goodness” and “good” in Romans 2:4; Romans 3:12; Romans 11:22, thrice; “kindness,” 2 Corinthians 6:6; Ephesians 2:7; Colossians 3:12; Titus 3:4; and “gentleness,” Galatians 5:22. The act of redeeming us was one of great kindness, or goodness.
And love of God - Margin, “pity.” The Greek word is φιλανθρωπία philanthrōpia - “philanthropy - the love of man.” The plan of salvation was founded on love to man, and was the highest expression of that love; the notes at John 3:16. The Greek of this verse is, “When the kindness and love of God our Saviour to man was manifested, he saved us” Titus 3:5, to wit, from those sins of which we had before been guilty.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 4. But after that the kindness and love of God — By χρηστοτης we may understand the essential goodness of the Divine nature; that which is the spring whence all kindness, mercy, and beneficence proceed.
Love toward man - φιλανθρωπια. Philanthropy. It is to be regretted that this attribute of the Divine nature, as it stands in relation to man, should have been entirely lost by a paraphrastical translation. Philanthropy is a character which God gives here to himself; while human nature exists, this must be a character of the Divine nature. God loves man; he delighted in the idea when formed in his own infinite mind, he formed man according to that idea, and rejoiced in the work of his hands; when man fell, the same love induced him to devise his redemption, and God the Saviour flows from God the Philanthropist. Where love is it will be active, and will show itself. So the philanthropy of God appeared, επεφανη, it shone out, in the incarnation of Jesus Christ, and in his giving his life for the life of the world.
