\id TIT \h Titus \toc1 Paul’s Letter to Titus \toc2 Titus \toc3 Tit \mt1 Paul’s Letter to Titus \c 1 \p \v 1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w servant|strong="G1401"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w Apostle|strong="G0652"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w in|strong="G2596"\w* agreement \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* saints \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* full \w knowledge|strong="G1922"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w true|strong="G1922"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* harmony \w with|strong="G2316"\w* religion, \v 2 \w In|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w eternal|strong="G0166"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w made|strong="G1861"\w* certain \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w eternal|strong="G0166"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w*, \w by|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* word \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* ever true; 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