Tit 2:13 | TNotes | STEP | 2:13 we look forward: This implies hope as well as future accountability, both of which stimulate godly conduct in the present. • will be revealed: This phrase translates a prominent Greek word in the letters to Timothy and Titus (“epiphany” or “appearing”; also 2:11 ; see study note on 1 Tim 6:14). • great God and Savior: This is one of the few places in the New Testament where Jesus Christ is called “God” outright (see also John 1:1 ; 20:28 ; Rom 9:5 ; Heb 1:8 ; 2 Pet 1:1 ; possibly John 1:18 ). Yet this claim is entirely consistent with the roles and attributes of Christ and the worship that he receives. Possibly this designation is used here to insist that Christ is not a mere human promoted to membership in the pantheon of gods (see study note on Titus 1:12). At the time of this letter, Christians were insisting more and more that Christ alone, rather than rulers and emperors, should be called divine.

a2:13►

b2:11►

cJohn 1:1►

d20:28►

eRom 9:5►

fHeb 1:8►

g2 Pet 1:1►

hJohn 1:18►

‏ Titus 2:13

2:13 ^a we look forward: This implies hope as well as future accountability, both of which stimulate godly conduct in the present.

• will be revealed: This phrase translates a prominent Greek word in the letters to Timothy and Titus (“epiphany” or “appearing”; also 2:11 ^b; see study note on 1 Tim 6:14).

• great God and Savior: This is one of the few places in the New Testament where Jesus Christ is called “God” outright (see also John 1:1 ^c; 20:28 ^d; Rom 9:5 ^e; Heb 1:8 ^f; 2 Pet 1:1 ^g; possibly John 1:18 ^h). Yet this claim is entirely consistent with the roles and attributes of Christ and the worship that he receives. Possibly this designation is used here to insist that Christ is not a mere human promoted to membership in the pantheon of gods (see study note on Titus 1:12). At the time of this letter, Christians were insisting more and more that Christ alone, rather than rulers and emperors, should be called divine.