Titus 1:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

At the proper time, He revealed His word through preaching, which I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐφανέρωσεν δὲ καιροῖς ἰδίοις τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐν κηρύγματι, ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγὼ κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Θεοῦ·

Transliteration

Ephanerōsen de kairois idiois ton logon autou en kērygmati, which episteuthēn egō kat' epitagēn tou Sōtēros hēmōn Theou

Grammar Details

• *Ephanerōsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - manifested/revealed
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
• *kairois*: dative, masculine, plural - at times/seasons
• *idiois*: dative, masculine, plural - his own/proper
• *ton logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the word
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular pronoun - of him/his
• *en*: preposition + dative - in/by/with
• *kērygmati*: dative, neuter, singular - preaching/proclamation
• *ho*: accusative, neuter, singular, relative pronoun - which
• *episteuthēn*: aorist, passive, indicative, 1st person singular - I was entrusted with
• *egō*: nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I
• *kat'*: preposition + accusative (elided form) - according to
• *epitagēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - command/order
• *tou Sōtēros*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the Savior
• *hēmōn*: genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - of us/our
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God

Word Meanings

• *Ephanerōsen*: manifested/revealed/made visible
• *de*: and/but/now
• *kairois idiois*: in his own times/at proper seasons/at appointed times
• *logon*: word/message/account
• *kērygmati*: preaching/proclamation/announcement
• *episteuthēn*: I was entrusted with/was committed to
• *epitagēn*: command/order/authoritative directive
• *Sōtēros*: Savior/Deliverer/Preserver

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was entrusted to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  but {G5319} in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  but hath opened his worde at ye tyme apoynted thorow preachynge which preachynge is committed vnto me by the commaundement of god oure saveoure.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but at his tyme hath opened his worde thorow preachinge, which is commytted vnto me acordinge to the commaundemet of God oure Sauioure.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But hath made manifest his worde, at ye time appoynted through preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the ordinaunce of God our sauiour:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  (and He manifested in proper times His word,) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Saviour,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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;

• World English Bible (2000)

  but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 1:11 : 11 in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which I have been entrusted with.
• 1 Tim 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope,
• Titus 2:10 : 10 They must not pilfer but must demonstrate complete faithfulness, so that they may make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way.
• Titus 3:4-6 : 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
• Rev 14:16 : 16 So the one seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
• Titus 2:13 : 13 while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
• 1 Tim 2:3 : 3 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
• 1 Tim 2:5-7 : 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. 7 For this purpose, I was appointed as a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
• 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
• 2 Tim 1:10-11 : 10 and has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 For this purpose, I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
• Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for the LORD, the LORD Himself, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
• Isa 45:15 : 15 Truly, you are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
• Isa 45:21 : 21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
• Dan 8:23 : 23 In the latter part of their reign, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a stern-faced king, skilled in intrigue, will arise.
• Dan 9:24-10:1 : 24 Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. 25 Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the Prince, will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a moat, but in difficult times. 26 After the sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and desolation has been decreed until the end of the war. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week, he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator. 1 In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. He understood the message and had insight into the vision.
• Dan 11:27 : 27 Both kings, with their hearts set on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but their plans will not succeed, for the end will still come at the appointed time.
• Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it may delay, wait for it, for it will surely come and will not be late.
• Mark 13:10 : 10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.
• Mark 16:15 : 15 He said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.'
• Luke 1:47 : 47 'and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
• Acts 10:36 : 36 He sent the message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
• Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
• Rom 5:6 : 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
• Rom 10:14-15 : 14 How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of peace, who bring the good news of good things!”
• Rom 15:19 : 19 By the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
• Rom 16:26 : 26 But now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the nations might believe and obey him—
• 1 Cor 9:17 : 17 If I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if unwillingly, I am simply entrusted with a responsibility.
• Gal 4:4 : 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• Eph 1:10 : 10 for the administration of the fullness of the times, to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth—in Him.
• Eph 2:17 : 17 He came and proclaimed peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
• Eph 3:5-8 : 5 which in past generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7 Of this gospel I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me through the working of His power. 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
• Phil 1:13 : 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.
• Col 1:6 : 6 That gospel has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
• Col 1:23 : 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, and do not move away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
• 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.