Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
What it says
This rests in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages began.
What it is doing
It locates Paul's ministry inside God's ancient promise.
In context
1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. 3In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior. 4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: