Bible Passage Scripture Block

Paul, a servant 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, in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

Paul, a servant of God and apostle of Christ, ministering to the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of His word that teaches godliness in the hope for eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages began and at the proper time revealed by His word through the preaching with which I’ve been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

Paul is writing to a young preacher, Titus. After giving these qualifications for a church elder, he continues to give instruction regarding behavior to certain segments/groups within the church: older men (2:2), older women (2:3), younger women (2:4), younger men (2:6), and finally slaves (2:9). With all of these, their behavior is to be exhibited as would “accord with sound doctrine” (1:9, 2:1, 2:10).