• Titus 3:5
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 5 οὐκ not ἐξ out of ἔργων works τῶν the ἐν in δικαιοσύνῃ righteousness ἃ which (ones) ἐποιήσαμεν we did ἡμεῖς we ἀλλὰ but κατὰ according to τὸ the αὐτοῦ of him ἔλεος mercy ἔσωσεν he saved ἡμᾶς us διὰ through λουτροῦ bath παλινγενεσίας of regeneration καὶ and ἀνακαινώσεως of renovation πνεύματος of spirit ἁγίου, holy,

  • Titus 3:5
    American Standard Version

    • 5 not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

  • Titus 3:5
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 5 Not by works which we had done in righteousness, But according to his mercy he saved us—Through means of the bathing of a new birth And the moulding anew of Holy Spirit,—

  • Titus 3:5
    King James Version

    • 5 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;

  • Titus Study Notes—Chapter 3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 3:5

      the bath that brought us to life: Or “the bath of rebirth”; lit., “bath of regeneration.” For Paul and his fellow Christians, “the bath” that leads to a rebirth was not their baptism in water. Rather, this bath refers to the cleansing about which the apostle John wrote: “The blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” (1Jo 1:7) Once God cleansed them by means of the ransom sacrifice, Paul and his fellow Christians could be “brought . . . to life” in a special sense. They could be “declared righteous as a result of faith.”​—Ro 5:1.

      making us new by holy spirit: In addition to providing the cleansing bath just mentioned, God had anointed Paul and his fellow Christians with his spirit and had adopted them as sons. They thus became “a new creation.” (See study note on 2Co 5:17.) As spirit-anointed sons of God, they lived an entirely new life, one blessed with the prospect of living forever in heaven.​—Compare study note on Joh 3:5.