^2:14He²¹ gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his,²² who are eager to do good.²³

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Titus 2:13–14: … waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Footnotes

21 Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).
22 Or “a people who are his very own.”
23 Grk “for good works.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people for his own possession, eager to do good works.

NLTNew Living Translation

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.

KJV 1900King James Version

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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