Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, ² in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began and at ³ and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;⁴ To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.