To Titus, My True Child in the Common Faith

Titus 1:1–4

Greeting

1 Paul, a servant¹ of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began² 3 and at the proper time manifested in his word³ through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

(ESV)