Titus 1:1 (DBY)

Passage

Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of God's elect, and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to piety;

Nearby Context

Titus 1:1 Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of God's elect, and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to piety;

Titus 1:2 in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,

Titus 1:3 but has manifested in its own due season his word, in [the] proclamation with which *I* have been entrusted, according to [the] commandment of our Saviour God;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "paul", "bondman", "apostle", "jesus", "christ", "god's", and "elect". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "paul", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "in the hope of eternal life which...", so "faith" and "paul" should be read forward into that movement. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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