Titus 2:14 (GNV)

Passage

Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes.

Nearby Context

Titus 2:12 And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts, and that we should liue soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world,

Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and appearing of that glorie of that mightie God, and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ,

Titus 2:14 Who gaue him selfe for vs, that hee might redeeme vs from all iniquitie, and purge vs to bee a peculiar people vnto himselfe, zealous of good woorkes.

Titus 2:15 These things speake, and exhort, and conuince with all authoritie. See that no man despise thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gaue", "selfe", "might", "redeeme", "iniquitie", "purge", "peculiar", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gaue" and "selfe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Looking for that blessed hope and appearing..." into verse 15's "These things speake and exhort and conuince...", so "gaue" and "selfe" 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 "gaue" and "selfe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.