1 tn Or “on us richly.”
2 tn Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).
3 tn Or “a people who are his very own.”
4 tn Grk “for good works.”
5 tn The Greek text emphasizes the contrast between vv. 2b and 3a: God promised this long ago but now has revealed it in his own time.
6 tn This is the conclusion of a single, skillfully composed sentence in Greek encompassing Titus 3:4-7. Showing the goal of God’s merciful salvation, v. 7 begins literally, “in order that, being justified…we might become heirs…”
7 tn Grk “heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”