Titus 2:14 (DBY)

Passage

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:12 teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,

Titus 2:13 awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works.

Titus 2:15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "for good", "good works", "gave", "himself", "might", "redeem", "lawlessness", and "purify". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "for good" and "good works", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of..." into verse 15's "These things speak and exhort and rebuke...", so "for good" and "good works" 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 "for good" and "good works" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.