Titus 3:8
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
Paul instructs Titus to 'affirm constantly' that those who believe in God should 'be careful to maintain good works' — presenting practical virtue as the expected outcome of sound doctrine. The phrase 'this is a faithful saying' (pistos ho logos) marks the preceding Trinitarian summary of salvation (3:4-7) as an established confessional formula, making the ethical call of 3:8 an inference from settled dogma. The purpose clause — 'these things are good and profitable unto men' — grounds the call to good works in both theological integrity and practical benefit, refusing to separate the virtuous from the useful. James 2:14-26's insistence that 'faith without works is dead' provides the same practical outcome of genuine faith, approaching from a different angle.
Diğer Çeviriler
Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:
Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works--who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,
This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;
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