Titus 2:11 (KJV)

Passage

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Nearby Context

Titus 2:9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

Titus 2:10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Titus 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Titus 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "bringeth", "salvation", "hath", and "appeared". 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 10's "Not purloining but shewing all good fidelity..." into verse 12's "Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly...", so "grace" and "bringeth" 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 "grace" and "bringeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.