Titus 3:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ πεπιστευκότες Θεῷ. Ταῦτά ἐστιν τὰ καλὰ καὶ ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.

Transliteration

Pistos ho logos, and about toutōn boulomai se diabebaiousthai, so that phrontizōsin kalōn ergōn proistasthai hoi pepisteukotes Theō. These estin ta kala and ōphelima tois anthrōpois.

Grammar Details

*Pistos*: nominative, masculine, singular - faithful/trustworthy
*ho*: nominative, masculine, singular - the
*logos*: nominative, masculine, singular - word/saying
and: conjunction (καὶ) - and
about: preposition (περὶ) - about/concerning
*toutōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - these things
*boulomai*: present middle, 1st singular - I want/wish/desire
*se*: accusative, 2nd singular - you
*diabebaiousthai*: present middle infinitive - to affirm confidently/to insist
so that: conjunction (ἵνα) - so that/in order that
*phrontizōsin*: present active subjunctive, 3rd plural - they may be careful/take care
*kalōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - good
*ergōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - works/deeds
*proistasthai*: present middle infinitive - to engage in/to be concerned about
*hoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - those/the ones
*pepisteukotes*: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having believed/trusting
*Theō*: dative, masculine, singular - God
These: nominative, neuter, plural (Ταῦτά) - these things
*estin*: present, 3rd singular - is/are
*ta*: nominative, neuter, plural - the
*kala*: nominative, neuter, plural - good/excellent
*ōphelima*: nominative, neuter, plural - profitable/beneficial
*tois*: dative, masculine, plural - to the
*anthrōpois*: dative, masculine, plural - men/people

Word Meanings

*Pistos*: faithful/trustworthy/reliable
*logos*: word/saying/message
*boulomai*: I want/wish/desire/intend
*diabebaiousthai*: to affirm confidently/to insist/to assert strongly
*phrontizōsin*: they may be careful/take care/be concerned
*kalōn*: good/noble/excellent
*ergōn*: works/deeds/actions
*proistasthai*: to engage in/to be concerned about/to devote oneself to
*pepisteukotes*: having believed/trusting/placing faith in
*Theō*: God/deity
*kala*: good/excellent/fine/beautiful
*ōphelima*: profitable/beneficial/useful/helpful
*anthrōpois*: men/people/human beings

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Tim 1:15 : 15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:
Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
Titus 3:14 : 14 And let our [people] also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
Ps 16:2-3 : 2 [ O my soul], thou hast said unto Jehovah, Thou art my Lord: I have no good beyond thee. 3 As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
Rom 4:5 : 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
2 Cor 4:13 : 13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;
2 Cor 9:12-15 : 12 For the ministration of this service not only filleth up the measure of the wants of the saints, but {G2076} aboundeth also through many thanksgivings unto God; 13 seeing that through the proving [of you] by this ministration they glorify God for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of [your] contribution unto them and unto all; 14 while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.
Job 22:2 : 2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
Job 35:7-8 : 7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand? 8 Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; And thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.
Ps 78:22 : 22 Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his salvation.
Prov 21:28 : 28 A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.
John 5:24 : 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and {G2064} cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.
John 12:44 : 44 And Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
Acts 12:15 : 15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel.
Phlm 1:11 : 11 who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:
1 John 5:10-13 : 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son. 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life. 13 These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, [even] unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.
Titus 3:1 : 1 Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,
Titus 1:9 : 9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
1 Pet 1:21 : 21 who through him are believers in God, that raised him {G1453} from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

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