Titus 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“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;”

Titus 3:5 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Titus 3:523 words

GreekMeaning

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἐξex

byprepositionG1537

ἔργωνergōn

worksnounG2041

τῶνtōn

thearticleG3588

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

δικαιοσύνῃdikaiosynē

righteousnessnounG1343

ἃha

who / whichrelative pronounG3739

ἐποιήσαμενepoiēsamen

didverbG4160

ἡμεῖςhēmeis

IpronounG1473

ἀλλὰalla

butwordG235

κατὰkata

according toprepositionG2596

τὸto

thearticleG3588

αὐτοῦautou

HispronounG846

ἔλεοςeleos

(+ tender) mercynounG1656

ἔσωσενesōsen

He savedverbG4982

ἡμᾶςhēmas

IpronounG1473

διὰdia

throughprepositionG1223

λουτροῦloutrou

the washingnounG3067

παλιγγενεσίαςpalingenesias

of regenerationnounG3824

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἀνακαινώσεωςanakainōseōs

renewingnounG342

πνεύματοςpneumatos

of the SpiritnounG4151

ἁγίουhagiou

HolyadjectiveG40

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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