Titus 1:2 (ASV)

Passage

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

Nearby Context

Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God`s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

Titus 1:3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 1:4 to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hope", "eternal", "life", "promised", "before", and "times". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hope" and "eternal", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Paul a servant of God and an..." into verse 3's "but in his own seasons manifested his...", so "hope" and "eternal" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hope" and "eternal" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.