a3:5
bGal 2:16
cEph 2:8
dEzek 16:9
eJohn 3:1-15
fEph 5:26
gHeb 10:22
h2 Pet 1:9
iRom 12:2
j2 Cor 5:17
kCol 3:10

‏ Titus 3:5

3:5  a not because ... but because: The contrast is between human actions that might be thought to merit salvation and God’s grace (see Gal 2:16  b). Salvation is through faith in God’s mercy alone (Eph 2:8  c).

• He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth: See Ezek 16:9  d; John 3:1-15  e; Eph 5:26  f; Heb 10:22  g; 2 Pet 1:9  h.

• and new life through the Holy Spirit: This signifies a complete departure from the life of sin and death and a transfer into the realm of life and purity (see also Rom 12:2  i; 2 Cor 5:17  j; Col 3:10  k).
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