Titus 3:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

“Greet those who love us in the faith,” he says either of those who love him, or generally of the believers. “Grace be with you all. Amen.”

“All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith.” Or else, those who love him faithfully and without hypocrisy. Or, those faithful ones who love him, that is, Christians. “Grace be with you all. Amen.” He prayerfully wishes that the gift of God may be preserved in them, or that love for mankind may always remain with them, preserving them by grace. Or, may grace always remain with them, who need it most of all, guarding both their souls and bodies in the Holy Spirit. To Him be glory unto the ages. Amen.

The teacher of truth did not wish to be loved in any other way, but only with a pious purpose. “Grace be with you all. Amen.” The divine Apostle wrote this to blessed Titus, yet he also gave to all of us the benefit contained in it. For we too draw this wealth from it as from common treasures. May God grant us also to preserve what has been gathered in Christ Jesus our Lord. With Him, to the Father, together with the All-holy Spirit, be glory, honor, and dominion, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. The Epistle to Titus, bishop of the Church of Crete, was written from Nicopolis in Macedonia.

“All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith.” Greet those who love us in the name of faith, as those of one faith with us. Or greet them because they abide in the faith together with us. “Grace be with you all.” This is the good pleasure of God and His protection. Or else, it is the grace of the Holy Spirit, which each receives through holy Baptism. “Amen.” Truly may it be with you all.

“Grace be with you all.” This indicates that the Epistle was addressed not to Titus alone, but also to the other believers.

The afterword contains the Apostle’s instructions: concerning Titus’s arrival to him in Nicopolis, concerning Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, and the concluding greetings.

The greeting to all and from all is significant, as is the prayerful blessing.

Besides the persons mentioned above in verse 12, Titus knew who could greet him together with Paul, that is, Paul's honored fellow workers. Therefore this greeting was dear to him, and to all those whom he shepherded.

They loved the laborers of Christ out of love for the faith.

Paying special attention to this love in faith, blessed Jerome wrote: "Mothers also love their children, even to the point of being ready to die for them, but they do not love in faith.

"Wives also love their husbands, but this love is not from faith.

The Apostle concludes his Epistle with instructions to Titus and greetings to him from his fellow workers (vv. 12-15). Zenas the lawyer (nomikos), mentioned here, had probably been occupied with the study of the Law of Moses before his conversion to Christ.

"Those who are with me" are fellow workers in the work of preaching, known to Titus and friendly toward him.

The Apostle says this both to satisfy custom and, at the same time, to testify to Titus's dignity. "He is such that he has deserved the love of all who are with Paul. It is great praise for Titus to be greeted by all through Paul" (blessed Jerome).

"Greet those who love us in the faith." This means "either those who love us faithfully and without hypocrisy, or those faithful, that is, Christians, who love us" (blessed Theophylact).

Blessed Jerome understands it thus: those who love us in the spirit of faith, or by the power of faith.