Titus 1:2 (KJV)

Passage

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

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 acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Titus 1:3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

Titus 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "hope", "eternal", "life", "promised", "before", and "began". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "hope", 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 hath in due times manifested his...", so "world" and "hope" 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 "world" and "hope" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.