Titus 1:4 (ASV)

Passage

to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

Nearby Context

Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

Titus 1:3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 1:4 to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

Titus 1:5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

Titus 1:6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "titus", "true", "child", "after", "common", and "peace". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "but in his own seasons manifested his..." into verse 5's "For this cause left I thee in...", so "grace" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.