2. in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
3. In His own time He has revealed His message in the proclamation that I was entrusted with by the command of God our Savior:
4. To Titus, my true son in our common faith.Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5. The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town: