which the whole experience goes back. It is very likely that the word order of verse 11 as it is in the NIV should be changed. A better translation might read like this: ‘For the grace of God has appeared that brings salvation to all men’, that is, to all kinds and classes of people. God’s grace knows no barriers. It recognizes no distinctions. It brings salvation to young and old, rich and poor, male and female, slave and free, Jew and Gentile alike. This grace of God is a powerful
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