Titus 1:4 (WEB)

Passage

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Nearby Context

Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

Titus 1:3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

Titus 1:4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Titus 1:5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

Titus 1:6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "mercy", "titus", "true", "child", "common", and "peace". 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 3's "but in his own time revealed his..." into verse 5's "I left you in Crete for this...", so "grace" and "faith" 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 "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.