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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul encourages Titus to look for Jesus' coming and remember his authority through Jesus.
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# the grace of God has appeared ... trains us
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Paul speaks of the grace of God as if it were a person who goes to other people and trains them to live holy lives. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# trains us to deny ungodliness
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"teaches us not to dishonor God"
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# worldly passions
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"strong desires for the things of this world" or "strong desires for sinful pleasures"
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# in this age
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"while we live in this world" or "during this time"
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# we look forward to receiving
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"we wait to welcome"
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# our blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ
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Here "glory" represents Jesus himself who will appear gloriously. AT: "the good thing for which we hope, that is, the glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/grace]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/ungodly]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/godly]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/glory]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/savior]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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