Titus 1:3

ἐφανέρωσεν τόν λόγον : For φανερόω see note on 1 Timothy 3:16. We must observe that no N.T. writer speaks of a manifestation of the gift of eternal life (1 John 1:2 refers to the personal Incarnate Life). God's message concerning it, which is the revelation of a divine secret purpose, is manifested. See Colossians 4:4 in addition to the last reff. given on ἐπηγγείλατο. περὶ ἧς may be supplied bef. ἐφανέρωσεν (von Soden).

καιροῖς ἰδίοις. See on 1 Timothy 2:6; 1 Timothy 6:15. The rendering his own seasons suits the context here.

τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐν κηρύγματι : Note the distinction here indicated between the substance of the revelation (λόγος) given by God, and the form of it as expressible (κήρυγμα) by the human preacher. It is parallel to the use of λόγος and λαλία in John 8:43.

ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγώ has τὸ εὐαγγέλιον κ. τ. λ. as its antecedent in 1 Timothy 1:11, where see note.

κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν θεοῦ : See note on 1 Timothy 1:1. There the order is θεοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν. Here θεοῦ is epexegetical of σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, as Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ is in chap. Titus 2:13. κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν is to be taken with ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγώ, which is another way of expressing the notion of ἀπόστολος. On σωτήρ as a title of God, see notes on 1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 2:4.