Titus 2:14 (YLT)

Passage

who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

Nearby Context

Titus 2:12 teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

Titus 2:13 waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

Titus 2:14 who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

Titus 2:15 these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "give", "himself", "might", "ransom", "lawlessness", and "purify". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good works" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation..." into verse 15's "these things be speaking and exhorting and...", so "good works" and "give" 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 "good works" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.