Titus 3:7 (YLT)

Passage

that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:5 (not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Titus 3:6 which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

Titus 3:7 that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.

Titus 3:8 Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works--who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

Titus 3:9 and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "having", "been", "declared", "righteous", "heirs", "become", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "which He poured upon us richly through..." into verse 8's "Stedfast FI is Fi the word and...", so "grace" and "having" 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 "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.