Titus 2:11 - Exposition

Hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, for that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men, A.V. and T.R. Bringing salvation to all men ( σωτήριος ) . The R.T. omits the article ἡ before σωτήριος , which necessitates construing πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις with σωτήριος , "saving to all men" " bringing salvation to all men." With the article ἡ as in the T.R., it may be taken either way, but it is rather more natural to construe πᾶσιν ἀθρώποις with ἐπεφάνη , "hath appeared to all men." The meaning of the phrase, "hath appeared to all men, " is the same as the saying in the song of Simeon, "Mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people" ( Luke 2:30 , Luke 2:31 ; comp. Colossians 1:6 ). The gospel is not a hidden mystery, but is proclaimed to the whole world. σωτήριος as an adjective is found only here in the New Testament, in Wis. 1:14 and 3 Macc. 7:18, and frequently in classical Greek.