Titus 3:7
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Study Note
Study Note
The soteriological summary — 'that having been justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life' — connects justification (past: dikaōthentes, aorist participle) to heirship and hope (future: eschatological) through present regeneration (verse 5) and Spirit outpouring (verse 6). The sequence of Titus 3:4-7 is one of the most compressed trinitarian summaries of salvation in the New Testament: God's kindness appeared, the Spirit's washing was applied, Christ's gracious justification was given, resulting in heirship of eternal life. The term 'heirs' (klēronomo) picks up the Abrahamic inheritance language of Galatians 3:29 and Romans 8:17, grounding New Testament hope in the ancient promise. The emphasis on grace ('not because of works done by us in righteousness, verse 5; 'justified by his grace,' verse 7) is entirely consistent with Pauline soteriology in the undisputed letters.
Other Translations
that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.
So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life.
Cross References
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And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
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