Greeting

Paul,(A) a servant of God(B) and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for[a] the faith of God’s elect(C) and their knowledge of the truth(D) that leads[b] to godliness,(E) in the hope of eternal life(F) that God, who cannot lie,(G) promised before time began.(H) In his own time he has revealed(I) his word(J) in the preaching with which I was entrusted(K) by the command(L) of God our Savior:(M)

To Titus,(N) my true son(O) in our common faith.

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.(P)

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  1. 1:1 Or according to
  2. 1:1 Or corresponds

Greetings

From:[a] Paul, a servant of God, and also an apostle of Jesus the Messiah,[b] to bring the faith to those chosen by God, along with full knowledge of the truth that leads to[c] godliness, which is based on the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before the world[d] began. At the right time he revealed his message through the proclamation that was entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

To: Titus, a genuine child in the faith that we share.

May grace and peace[e] from God the Father and the Messiah,[f] Jesus our Savior, be yours!

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:1 The Gk. lacks From
  2. Titus 1:1 Or Christ
  3. Titus 1:1 Lit. that is according to
  4. Titus 1:2 Or the ages
  5. Titus 1:4 Other mss. read grace, mercy, and peace
  6. Titus 1:4 Or Christ