“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works — these things (tauta) refer to verses 4-7, the soteriological summary. The saying is worthy of faith (pistos ho logos) affirms its authority and reliability. Titus must press (diabebaioō — strongly affirm) the doctrine's practical consequences: believers must be zealous for good works (ergōn kalōn proestamenos), making faith necessarily productive of virtue.
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