Titus 3:7 (DRB)

Passage

That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:5 Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost.

Titus 3:6 Whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:

Titus 3:7 That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting.

Titus 3:8 It is a faithful saying. And these things I will have thee affirm constantly, that they who believe in God may be careful to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law. For they are unprofitable and vain.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "justified", "grace", "heirs", "hope", "life", and "everlasting". 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 6's "Whom he hath poured forth upon us..." into verse 8's "It is a faithful saying And these...", so "justified" and "grace" 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 "justified" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.