Titus 1:2

1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began. ¹ 

Titus 3:7-8

3:7 And so, ²  since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.” ³ 

Summary of the Letter

3:8 This saying ⁴  is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, ⁵  so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

[1:2]  ¹ tn Grk “before eternal ages.”

[3:7]  ² tn This is the conclusion of a single, skillfully composed sentence in Greek encompassing Titus 3:4-7. Showing the goal of God’s merciful salvation, v. 7 begins literally, “in order that, being justified…we might become heirs…”

[3:7]  ³ tn Grk “heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

[3:8]  ³ sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.

[3:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “concerning these things.”