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so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:7 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB that being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • KJV That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • NKJV that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • NASB so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • NLT Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

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Quick answer

Being justified by His grace, we become heirs with the hope of eternal life. It matters because grace not only forgives but makes us God's heirs of everlasting life.

Overview

Paul completes the thought: God's purpose in saving us is that, justified by grace, we become 'heirs according to the hope of eternal life.' Justification means being declared righteous freely through Christ. The result is a sure inheritance, the eternal life promised at the letter's opening (1:2).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 21

  • Rom 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
  • Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
  • Rom 3:24and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Cor 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
  • Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  • Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
  • Rom 11:6And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
  • Rom 8:23–24Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
  • Gal 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
  • Rom 5:1–2Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Rom 4:16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
  • Rom 3:28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
  • Gal 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  • Gal 4:7So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
  • Heb 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
  • Heb 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
  • Heb 6:17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
  • Rom 4:4Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
  • Rom 5:15–21But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
  • Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 3:7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

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Christ at the center

We await 'the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us' and purify a people of his own.

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