Titus 3:6 (LSB)

Passage

whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Nearby Context

Titus 3:4 But when the kindness and affection of God our Savior appeared,

Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by works which we did in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Titus 3:6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Titus 3:7 so that having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Titus 3:8 This is a trustworthy saying. And concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be intent to lead in good works. These things are good and profitable for men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "poured", "upon", "richly", "through", "jesus", "christ", and "savior". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "poured" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "He saved us not by works which..." into verse 7's "so that having been justified by His...", so "poured" and "upon" 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 "poured" and "upon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.