\id TIT Paul’s Letter to Titus \h Titus \toc1 THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TITUS \toc2 Titus \toc3 Tit \mt1 THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TITUS \c 1 \p \v 1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, a \w servant|strong="G1401"\w* of \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* an \w apostle|strong="G0652"\w* of \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, according \w to|strong="G2596"\w* the \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w of|strong="G1588"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w elect|strong="G1588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* the \w acknowledging|strong="G1922"\w* of the \w truth|strong="G0225"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* is \w after|strong="G2596"\w* \w godliness|strong="G2150"\w*; \v 2 \w In|strong="G1909"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* of \w eternal|strong="G0166"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, that cannot \w lie|strong="G0893"\w*, \w promised|strong="G1861"\w* \w before|strong="G4253"\w* the \w world|strong="G5550"\w* \w began|strong="G0166"\w*; 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