提多书 3: 5 他便救了我们，并不是因我们⾃⼰所⾏的义，乃是照他的怜悯，借着重⽣的洗和圣灵的更新。(现代标点和合本)
Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, (NKJV)
神的爱不是靠我们的义⾏⽽来的。另⼀个 翻译说，它不是靠着我们的⾏为得着。并不是因为你的善⾏叫神爱你，⽽是因为神对我们的怜悯拯救了我们。我们都不完美，但祂仍然爱我们。我们这些不完美的⼈仍然被完美的神所爱。阿们！祂如何拯 救我们呢？是藉着重⽣的洗和圣灵的更新。 神允诺说当我们被洗净时，我们就重⽣了。倘若你年事已⾼，你将藉着重⽣得着⼒量。这重⽣和更新都是圣灵的⼯作。教会，让我们⾏⾛在圣灵⾥，意识到圣灵在我们⾥⾯，为我们祷告。让我们来依靠祂。主耶稣是神所差来的。 祂说神的话，是因为神赐圣灵给祂是没有限量的。 因此，倘若你靠着圣灵⾏事，你就说神的话。神的话⾄关重要。 当你的同龄⼈说他们已经年事已⾼且⽆能为⼒时，你要说你的⽣命依然是充满活⼒且⻓⻘的。今天我们听到神爱我们，甚⾄主耶稣每天都来洗我们的脚，⽽这洗涤是在我们⾥⾯的圣灵所完成的。
The love of God comes not by our works of righteousness. Another translation says it does not come on the basis of our deeds of righteousness. It is not because you do good that makes God love you, but it is because God is merciful towards us that He saved us. We are imperfect but He still loves us. We imperfect people are still loved by a perfect God. Amen. How does He save us? Through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Here God promises that when we are washed, there is a regeneration. If you are old in age, you will receive strength through the regeneration. This regeneration and renewal are of the Holy Spirit. For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit. Jesus is sent by God. He speaks God’s words because God gives him the Spirit without limit. Hence, if you are operating in the spirit, you will want to speak God’s words. The words of God are important. When your peers say they are old and useless, you will say that you are still fresh and flourishing. Today we have been hearing about God loving us to the extent that Jesus wants to wash our feet daily, and this washing is done by the Holy Spirit who is inside us.