2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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(Paul continues to explain why he told Titus that we should teach with humility.)
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## when the kindness of God our Savior and his love towards mankind appeared ##
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This could be translated as "when God our Savior displayed his love and kindness to people."
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## toward mankind ##
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<b>toward mankind<b>- "for humans"
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## saved us through ##
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"saved us by means of" or "saved us by"
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## washing of new birth ##
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This could be translated as "making us inside by our spiritual new birth."
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## renewal ##
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"being made new." This could be translated as "the Holy Spirit made us new" or "The Holy Spirit made us new people."
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## because of works which we have done in righteousness ##
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"because we do good things" (DUB)
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## according to ##
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"in the same measure as"
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