Titus 2:14

2:14 He ¹  gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, ²  who are eager to do good. ³ 

Titus 1:16

1:16 They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Titus 1:3

1:3 But now in his own time ⁴  he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

[2:14]  ¹ tn Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).

[2:14]  ² tn Or “a people who are his very own.”

[2:14]  ³ tn Grk “for good works.”

[1:3]  ⁴ tn The Greek text emphasizes the contrast between vv. 2b and 3a: God promised this long ago but now has revealed it in his own time.