Titus 3:4

2 to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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

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.

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

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
KJV
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
WEB
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,
ASV
But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,
DARBY
But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared,
BLB
But when the kindness and the love of mankind of God our Savior appeared,
ÅB
men da Guds, vår frelsers godhet og kjærlighet til menneskene ble åpenbart,
OTB
Men da Guds, vår Frelsers, godhet og kjærlighet ble åpenbart,
B1930
men da Guds, vår frelsers godhet og kjærlighet til menneskene blev åpenbaret,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ephesians 2:4–10

    But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

    Read in context
  • Titus 2:10–11

    not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

    Read in context
  • 1 Timothy 4:10

    To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

    Read in context
  • Romans 5:20–21

    The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

    Read in context
  • Romans 2:4

    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

    Read in context
  • 2 Timothy 1:10

    And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

    Read in context
  • Hebrews 9:26

    Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

    Read in context
  • 1 Timothy 2:3

    This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,

    Read in context