Titus related passages

Within the Bible

• Previous: 2 Timothy was Paul’s final charge to guard the gospel; Titus turns to ordering the churches of Crete.
• Next: Philemon, a personal letter carried alongside Colossians, follows in the canon.
• Companion: 1 Timothy, a parallel Pastoral letter with similar instructions for church order and leadership.
• Thematic Connections:
  • Galatians 2:1-3 - Titus at the Jerusalem Council as a test case for Gentile freedom.
  • Ephesians 2:8-10 - Saved by grace, not works, yet created for good works.
  • John 3:5 - Being “born of water and the Spirit,” behind “the washing of regeneration.”

Cross-Testament Connections

Titus grounds godly living in the saving grace of Christ:

• Our great God and Savior: Jesus is called “our great God and Savior,” affirming His deity (Titus 2:13; Isaiah 43:11; John 20:28).
• A people for His own possession: Christ redeems and purifies a treasured people, fulfilling God’s covenant purpose (Titus 2:14; Exodus 19:5; 1 Peter 2:9).
• Regeneration by the Spirit: God’s saving new birth fulfills the promise of a new heart and poured-out Spirit (Titus 3:5-6; Ezekiel 36:25-27; Joel 2:28).
• Justified by grace: Salvation by mercy, not works, fulfills the gospel of grace (Titus 3:7; Genesis 15:6; Ephesians 2:8-9).