Tit 2:11, 3:4 | JFB | e4.org | 11. the grace of God —God's gratuitous favor in the scheme of redemption. hath appeared — Greek, "hath been made to appear, " or " shine forth" ( ). "hath been manifested " ( ), after having been long hidden in the loving counsels of God ( ). The image is illustrated in . The grace of God hath now been embodied in Jesus, the brightness of the Father's glory," manifested as the "Sun of righteousness," "the Word made flesh." The Gospel dispensation is hence termed "the day" ( ; there is a double "appearing," that of "grace" here, that of "glory," ; compare ). Connect it not as English Version, but, "The grace . . . that bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared," or "been manifested" ( ). Hence God is called "our Saviour " ( ). The very name Jesus means the same. to all —of whom he enumerated the different classes ( ): even to servants; to us Gentiles, once aliens from God. Hence arises our obligation to all men ( ).

‏ Titus 2:11

11. the grace of God—God's gratuitous favor in the scheme of redemption.

hath appeared—Greek, "hath been made to appear," or "shine forth" (Isa 9:2; Lu 1:79). "hath been manifested" (Tit 3:4), after having been long hidden in the loving counsels of God (Col 1:26; 2Ti 1:9, 10). The image is illustrated in Ac 27:20. The grace of God hath now been embodied in Jesus, the brightness of the Father's glory," manifested as the "Sun of righteousness," "the Word made flesh." The Gospel dispensation is hence termed "the day" (1Th 5:5, 8; there is a double "appearing," that of "grace" here, that of "glory," Tit 2:13; compare Ro 13:12). Connect it not as English Version, but, "The grace . . . that bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared," or "been manifested" (1Ti 2:4; 4:10). Hence God is called "our Saviour" (Tit 2:10). The very name Jesus means the same.

to all—of whom he enumerated the different classes (Tit 2:2-9): even to servants; to us Gentiles, once aliens from God. Hence arises our obligation to all men (Tit 3:2).

‏ Titus 3:4

4. To show how little reason the Cretan Christians had to be proud of themselves, and despise others not Christians (see on Tit 3:2, 3). It is to the "kindness and love of God," not to their own merits, that they owe salvation.

kindness—Greek, "goodness," "benignity," which manifests His grace.

love . . . toward man—teaching us to have such "love (benevolence) toward man" (Greek, "philanthropy"), "showing all meekness unto all men" (Tit 3:2), even as God had "toward man" (Tit 2:11); opposed to the "hateful and hating" characteristics of unrenewed men, whose wretchedness moved God's benevolent kindness.

of God our Saviour—Greek, "of our Saviour God," namely, the Father (Tit 1:3), who "saved us" (Tit 3:5) "through Jesus Christ our Saviour" (Tit 3:6).

appeared—Greek, "was made to appear"; was manifested.