soter identifies God or Jesus Christ as the one presented as delivering, granting forgiveness, or awaited in hope.

The term consistently functions as a title for God or Jesus Christ in clauses concerning deliverance, forgiveness, life, hope, and rule. The supplied verses apply it to God in direct address or description and to Jesus Christ as the one sent, exalted, born, revealed, or awaited.

1. Title for God or Jesus as deliverer · dominant

   In Acts 5:31, the accusative singular form stands with Jesus, whom God exalted in order to grant repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins; the APB renders the clause "as Leader and Savior." In 2 Timothy 1:10, the genitive singular form identifies Christ Jesus in a clause where he abolished death and brought life and incorruptibility to light, while John 4:42 and 1 John 4:14 present him in relation to "the world." The same title is also applied to God in Luke 1:47 and Jude 1:25.

   Acts 5:312 Timothy 1:10John 4:421 John 4:14Luke 1:47Jude 1:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the term with "Savior," applying that title to God or to Jesus Christ. In Acts 5:31, it joins the title to "Leader," and in Ephesians 5:23 it presents Christ as "the Savior of the body"; these renderings reflect whole clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.