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But when the kindness and love-for-mankind of our Savior God appeared, He saved us[a]— not by works which we did in [our] righteousness, but according-to[b] His mercy, through a washing[c] of [d] regeneration[e] and a renewing[f] of [g] the Holy Spirit, Whom He richly poured-out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 3:5 In the Greek word order, this comes after ‘mercy’. It has Paul’s emphasis.
  2. Titus 3:5 Or, based-on, by-way-of.
  3. Titus 3:5 Or, bath.
  4. Titus 3:5 That is, a spiritual washing consisting of, proceeding from; or, a water baptism leading to.
  5. Titus 3:5 Or, rebirth.
  6. Titus 3:5 Or, renewal.
  7. Titus 3:5 That is, proceeding from, performed by.

But when the kindness(A) and love of God our Savior(B) appeared,(C) he saved us,(D) not because of righteous things we had done,(E) but because of his mercy.(F) He saved us through the washing(G) of rebirth and renewal(H) by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us(I) generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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