Titus 3:5

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

In Context

4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

6This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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Cross References

Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalms 130:7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

Isaiah 57:12I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not profit you.

Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

Matthew Henry on Titus 3:2-9

Exhortations to Several Duties; Characteristics of an Unrenewed State; The Import and Origin of Salvation; Regeneration; Justification. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one… Read the whole commentary →

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