Titus 1:2 (WEB)

Passage

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

Nearby Context

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

Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

Titus 1:3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

Titus 1:4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hope", "eternal", "life", "promised", "before", "time", and "began". 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 time revealed 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.