Greeting

Paul, a servant[a] of God and (A)an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and (B)their knowledge of the truth, (C)which accords with godliness, (D)in hope of eternal life, which God, (E)who never lies, (F)promised (G)before the ages began[b] and (H)at the proper time manifested in his word[c] (I)through the preaching (J)with which I have been entrusted (K)by the command of God our Savior;

To Titus, (L)my true child in (M)a common faith:

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

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  2. Titus 1:2 Greek before times eternal
  3. Titus 1:3 Or manifested his word

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