Titus 1 · Verse 3

Titus 1:3

But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 1:3, King James Version

Titus 1:3 in other translations

BSB	In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
WEB	but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
ASV	but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
YLT	(and He manifested in proper times His word,) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Saviour,
DARBY	but has manifested in its own due season his word, in the proclamation with which I have been entrusted, according to the commandment of our Saviour God;
BBE	Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;
Webster	But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

What does Titus 1:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3. in due times--Greek, "in its own seasons," the seasons appropriate to it, and fixed by God for it (Ac 1:7). manifested--implying that the "promise," Tit 1:2, had lain hidden in His eternal purpose heretofore (compare Col 1:26; 2Ti 1:9, 10). his word--equivalent to "eternal life" (Tit 1:2; Joh 5:24; 6:63; 17:3, 17). through preaching--Greek, "in preaching," of rather as Alford (see on 2Ti 4:17), "in the (Gospel) proclamation (the thing preached, the Gospel) with which I was entrusted." according to--in pursuance of (compare 1Ti 1:1). of God our Saviour--rather as Greek, "of our Saviour God." God is predicated of our Saviour (compare Jude 25; Lu 1:47). Also Psa 24:5; Is 12:2; 45:15, 21, Septuagint. Applied to Jesus, Tit 1:4; Tit 2:13; 3:6; 2Ti 1:10.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 3. But hath in due times. At the proper time; the time which he had intended; the best time. 1Timm 2:6. Comp. Mt 2:2.

Manifested his word through preaching. 2Ti 1:10. The meaning here is, that he has made known his eternal purpose through the preaching of the gospel. Comp. Rom 10:14,15.

Which is committed unto me. Not exclusively, but in common with others. 2Ti 1:11.

According to the commandment of God our Saviour. Paul always claimed to be divinely commissioned, and affirmed that he was engaged in the work of preaching by the authority of God. See Gal 1:1-11,12, 1Cor 1:1 Rom 1:1-4.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 3 But hath in due times - Καιροις ιδιοις· In its own times. See 1Tim 2:6; Gal 4:4; Eph 1:10; Eph 2:7. God caused the Gospel to be published in that time in which it could be published with the greatest effect. It is impossible that God should prematurely hasten, or causelessly delay, the accomplishment of any of his works. Jesus was manifested precisely at the time in which that manifestation could best promote the glory of God and the salvation of man. Manifested his word - Τον λογον αὑτου· His doctrine - the doctrine of eternal life, by the incarnation, passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Which is committed unto me - That is, to preach it among the Gentiles. According to the commandment of God our Savior - This evidently refers to the commission which he had received from Christ. See Act 9:15 : "He is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles." For, "I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee; to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light," etc,; Act 26:16, etc. This is the commandment; and according to it he became the apostle of the Gentiles. God our Savior. - As the commission was given by Jesus Christ alone, the person whom he terms here God our Savior must be Jesus Christ only; and this is another proof that St. Paul believed Jesus Christ to be God. This eternal life God had promised in a comparatively obscure way before the foundation of the world, the Jewish dispensation; but now under the Gospel, he had made it manifest - produced it with all its brightness, illustrations, and proofs.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Titus 1:1-4

All are the servants of God who are not slaves of sin and Satan. All gospel truth is according to godliness, teaching the fear of God. The intent of the gospel is to raise up hope as well as faith; to take off the mind and heart from the world, and to raise them to heaven and the things above. How excellent then is the gospel, which was the matter of Divine promise so early, and what thanks are due for our…

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Titus 1:3 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenHe revealedG5319

δὲdenowG1161

καιροῖςkairois[in] seasonsG2540

ἰδίοιςidiois[His] ownG2398

τὸνtonin theG3588

λόγονlogonwordG3056

αὐτοῦautouof HimG846

ἐνeninG1722

κηρύγματι,kērugmati[the] proclamationG2782

ὃhowith whichG3739

ἐπιστεύθηνepisteuthēnwas entrustedG4100

ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473

κατ᾽kat᾽according toG2596

ἐπιταγὴνepitagēn[the] commandmentG2003

τοῦtouof theG3588

σωτῆροςsōtērosSaviorG4990

ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165

θεοῦ·theouGod;G2316

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Cross references for Titus 1:3

1 Timothy 1:11
According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
Titus 3:4-6
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
Titus 2:10
Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Titus 2:13
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Acts 10:36
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
Isaiah 45:21
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Colossians 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
1 Corinthians 9:17
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

in.
Da 8:23; 9:24-27; 10:1; 11:27; Hab 2:3; Ac 17:26; Ro 5:6; Ga 4:4
Eph 1:10; 1Ti 2:6; 2Ti 1:10
manifested.
Mr 13:10; 16:15; Ac 10:36; Ro 10:14,15; 15:19; 16:26; Eph 2:17
Eph 3:5-8; Php 1:13; Col 1:6,23; 1Ti 2:5; Re 14:16
which.
1Co 9:17; 1Th 2:4; 1Ti 1:11; 2:7; 2Ti 1:11
God.
2:10,13; 3:4-6; Isa 12:2; 45:15,21; 1Ti 1:1; 2:3; 4:10

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Context

Titus 1:2
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Titus 1:3
But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
Titus 1:4
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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Titus 1:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y manifestó á sus tiempos su palabra por la predicación, que me es á mí encomendada por mandamiento de nuestro Salvador Dios;
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	mais il a manifesté, au temps propre, sa parole, dans la prédication qui m’a été confiée à moi selon le commandement de notre Dieu sauveur,
German Elberfelder 1871	zu seiner Zeit aber sein Wort geoffenbart hat durch die Predigt, die mir anvertraut worden ist nach Befehl unseres Heiland-Gottes
Latin Clementine Vulgate	manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum in prædicatione, quæ credita est mihi secundum præceptum Salvatoris nostri Dei: