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δόξα means glory, honor, splendor, or radiance, and in the Pastoral Epistles it gathers the weight of gospel truth, worship, Christ's vindication, eternal salvation, final rescue, and the appearing of Jesus Christ. The word does not function as vague religious brightness.
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δόξα means glory, honor, splendor, or radiance, and in the Pastoral Epistles it gathers the weight of gospel truth, worship, Christ's vindication, eternal salvation, final rescue, and the appearing of Jesus Christ. The word does not function as vague religious brightness.
The BSB source-word alignment has 166 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include glory (109), glorious (16), [the] glory (9), of glory (6), praise (3).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (19), John (19), Revelation (17), Romans (16).
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δόξα means glory, honor, splendor, or radiance, and in the Pastoral Epistles it gathers the weight of gospel truth, worship, Christ's vindication, eternal salvation, final rescue, and the appearing of Jesus Christ. The word does not function as vague religious brightness. In 1 Timothy, the gospel entrusted to Paul agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, and the King eternal receives honor and glory forever.
In the confession of godliness, Christ is taken up in glory. In 2 Timothy, Paul endures so that the elect may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory, and he closes his confidence in rescue with a doxology: to the Lord be glory forever. Titus places believers in hope as they await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
The word therefore links the message, the God who is worshiped, the Christ who is vindicated and appears, and the future inheritance of the saved. Pastoral teaching should keep that movement intact. δόξα is not human impressiveness. It is the radiance and honor of God revealed in the gospel, centered in Christ, received in hope, and returned to God in worship.
In the Pastoral Epistles, δόξα ties together the glorious gospel, worship of the eternal King, Christ's vindication and ascension, salvation with eternal glory, final rescue, and the appearing of Jesus Christ.
That agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
The sound doctrine Paul describes agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God. Glory belongs to the gospel's source and content, not to Paul's ministry brand.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
The doxology gives honor and glory to the eternal, immortal, invisible, only God. Glory becomes the proper response to mercy shown to sinners.
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
The mystery of godliness culminates with Christ taken up in glory. The word joins incarnation, vindication, proclamation, faith, and exaltation.
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
Paul endures so the elect may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. Glory is the future inheritance bound to salvation in Christ.
And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Paul's confidence in rescue into the heavenly kingdom ends in worship: to Him be glory forever. Glory answers preservation and final hope.
As we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Believers wait for the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory is tied to Christ's appearing and the church's forward-looking hope.
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Greek word. Radiant manifestation of divine character and presence, not mere reputation or honor
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
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δόξα is built from this root:
Concludes that all things exist for God’s eternal glory.1 Timothy 1:8-11
Future glory redefines present suffering in light of eternal hope.Acts 12:20-25
Reveals divine splendor intrinsic to Christ.James 2:1–7
Central aim of the miracle.John 11:1–16
Revealed through sacrificial death.
Contrast between human praise and divine glory.
Cross interpreted as divine glorification.
Cross as manifestation of divine glory.
Shared participation in divine revelation.
Visible manifestation of divine nature.
Distinguishes self-seeking from God-centered ministry.
Reveals divine purpose in suffering.
Describes visible manifestation of divine identity.
Highlights the majesty of Christ, intensifying the seriousness of partiality.
Herod’s failure to give glory to God results in divine judgment.
The gospel reveals not only forgiveness but the glory of God, centering salvation on His character rather than merely human benefit.
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
In the Pastoral Epistles, δόξα gives weight to both doctrine and endurance. Paul is not asking Timothy and Titus to guard a dry system. They guard the glorious gospel of the blessed God. They worship the eternal King with honor and glory. They confess a Christ who appeared in flesh and was taken up in glory. They endure suffering so others may obtain salvation with eternal glory.
They await the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. This means glory is not an optional atmosphere added to faithful ministry. It is the horizon that keeps ministry from shrinking into controversy management, moral instruction, or institutional survival. The gospel is glorious because God is glorious and because Christ's saving work ends in glory.
Churches that see this word clearly can endure without cynicism, worship without performance, and teach doctrine without making it feel small.
Titus.2.13
δόξα can speak of honor, praise, reputation, splendor, or divine radiance. In the Pastoral Epistles, the dominant uses are theological and doxological rather than merely social. The word describes the gospel's character, God's worthiness, Christ's exaltation and appearing, and the believer's future inheritance. Context determines whether the emphasis is praise given to God, glory belonging to the gospel, or glory received in salvation.
The biblical theme of glory reaches from God's manifest presence among His people to the final hope of seeing and sharing in the glory revealed in Christ. The Pastoral Epistles do not retell the whole story, but they apply its weight to gospel trust, worship, endurance, and hope. Glory belongs to God, is revealed in Christ, and becomes the promised destiny of those saved in Him.