“Not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by
the washing of regeneration (G3824, new birth), and renewing of the Holy Ghost;” Titus 3:5
Could be translated “…
by the washing of the new birth…”
G3824 παλιγγενεσία
paliggenesia
Thayer
Definition:
1) new birth,
reproduction, renewal, recreation, regeneration
1a) hence
renovation, regeneration, the production of a new life consecrated to God, a
radical change of mind for the better. The word often used to denote the
restoration of a thing to its pristine state, its renovation, as a renewal or
restoration of life after death
Dr. Bruce Klein
Bibleteach@hotmail.com
