Titus 2:14
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Titus 2:14 Mean?
Paul reaches the heart of the gospel: Christ gave Himself for us. His self-giving had a purpose, to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people who would belong to Him as His own treasured possession, a people marked by eagerness for good works. The whole movement of the chapter, from grace appearing to godly living, finds its source here at the cross.
Redemption and purity are joined to a calling. Christ did not merely rescue us from sin's penalty but claims us as His own and makes us zealous to do good. The good works Paul has urged throughout flow from this: we are a people He has bought and cleansed. For the reader, this is the gospel in miniature. Christ's self-gift is the foundation of everything. Loved, redeemed, and made His own, we live for good not to earn His favor but because we already belong to Him.
In the Original Language
lytroo (λυτρόω), "redeem" — to ransom or buy back by paying a price, here Christ giving Himself.