テトスへの手紙 3:5
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;
注釈
Study Note
'Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost' — this verse is among the New Testament's clearest statements of grace alone as the basis of salvation. The phrase 'washing of regeneration' (loutron paliggenesias) has been understood as a reference to baptism in patristic and Roman Catholic tradition, while Protestant interpreters often read it as a metaphor for spiritual cleansing. Either way, the decisive agent is 'his mercy,' and the trinitarian structure of the passage (God's mercy, Holy Spirit's renewal, Jesus Christ's grace — verses 4-6) makes it one of the New Testament's most explicit soteriological summaries.
他の翻訳
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,
(not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,
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