Titus 3:6 (GNV)

Passage

Which he shed on vs aboundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour,

Nearby Context

Titus 3:4 But when that bountifulnesse and that loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

Titus 3:5 Not by the woorkes of righteousnesse, which we had done, but according to his mercie he saued vs, by the washing of the newe birth, and the renewing of the holy Ghost,

Titus 3:6 Which he shed on vs aboundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour,

Titus 3:7 That we, being iustified by his grace, should be made heires according to the hope of eternall life.

Titus 3:8 This is a true saying, and these thinges I will thou shouldest affirme, that they which haue beleeued God, might be carefull to shewe foorth good woorkes. These things are good and profitable vnto men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shed", "aboundantly", "through", "iesus", "christ", and "sauiour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shed" and "aboundantly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Not by the woorkes of righteousnesse which..." into verse 7's "That we being iustified by his grace...", so "shed" and "aboundantly" 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 "shed" and "aboundantly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.