Titus 3:15
What does Titus 3:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Titus 3:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Titus 3:15 means
Paul closes with mutual greetings and a benediction. “All that are with me salute thee” shows the communal nature of Christian mission. Titus is to greet “them that love us in faith,” underlining the bond formed by shared trust in Christ. The final word, “Grace be with you all,” sends the church out under God’s unmerited favor—the same grace that saved (v. 7), motivates good works (v. 8), and sustains fellowship. The letter ends as it began: grace-centered and relational. In a world prone to strife and self-reliance, the church’s life is to be marked by faith, love, and the ever-sufficient grace of God.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith. Grace be with you all.
KJV
King James Version · 1611All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith. Grace be with you all.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All who are with me send you their love. Give our love to our friends in the faith. Grace be with you all.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Salute thee do all those with me; salute those loving us in faith; the grace <FI>is<Fi> with you all!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in the faith. The grace of God be with you all. Amen.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890All with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in [the] faith. Grace [be] with you all.
Context
After commands about conduct, warnings against division, and practical instructions, verse 15 provides a warm, communal conclusion. Greetings link Titus to the wider circle of coworkers, while the benediction extends God’s grace to all the believers in Crete. This final touch reinforces the chapter’s themes: gospel grace as the source of salvation and sanctification, the priority of love within the church, and a missional posture that is both relational and grounded in divine favor.
v.14And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ephesians 6:23
Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 1:2
unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- 1 Timothy 1:5
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
- Philemon 1:5
hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
- Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
- 2 John 1:1
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;
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