But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, How little reason the Cretian Christians had to be proud of themselves, and despise others (notes, Titus 3:2-3). It is to the "kindness and love of God," not to their own merits, that they owe salvation.
Kindness, [chreestotos] - 'goodness,' 'benignity,' which manifests His grace. Love ... toward man - teaching us to have such "love toward man" [Greek, philanthropy] (Titus 3:2), even as God had "toward man" (Titus 2:11): opposed to the "hateful and hating" characteristics of unrenewed men, whose wretchedness moved God's benevolent kindness.
Of God our Saviour, х tou (G3588) Sooteeros (G4990) heemoon (G2257) Theou (G2316)] - 'of our Saviour God;' namely, the Father (Titus 1:3), who "saved us" (Titus 3:5) "through Jesus Christ our Saviour" (Titus 3:6).
Appeared - was manifested.