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Titus 1

Titus 1:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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βIn
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
hope
elpis (Greek #1680)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
KJV usage: faith, hope.
Pronounce: el-pece'
Origin: from a primary ἔλπω (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)
of eternal
aionios (Greek #166)
perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
KJV usage: eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).
Pronounce: ahee-o'-nee-os
Origin: from 165
life
zoe (Greek #2222)
life (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time). Compare 5590.
Pronounce: dzo-ay'
Origin: from 2198
, which
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, thatd cannot lie
apseudes (Greek #893)
veracious
KJV usage: that cannot lie.
Pronounce: aps-yoo-dace'
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 5579
, promised
epaggello (Greek #1861)
to announce upon (reflexively), i.e. (by implication) to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself
KJV usage: profess, (make) promise.
Pronounce: ep-ang-el'-lo
Origin: from 1909 and the base of 32
before
pro (Greek #4253)
"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
KJV usage: above, ago, before, or ever. In the comparative, it retains the same significations.
Pronounce: pro
Origin: a primary preposition
e the world
chronos (Greek #5550)
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from 2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from 165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
KJV usage: + years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.
Pronounce: khron'-os
Origin: of uncertain derivation
began
aionios (Greek #166)
perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
KJV usage: eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).
Pronounce: ahee-o'-nee-os
Origin: from 165
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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or, For.
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1 Sam. 15:29•  (1 Sam. 15:29)
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Heb. 6:18• 18intervened by an oath, that by two unchangeable things in which [it was] impossible that God should lie we might have strong encouragement that fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us, (Heb. 6:18)
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Matt. 25:34• 34Then shall the King say to those on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation. (Matt. 25:34)

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Eternal Life,
God,
Life,
The World

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Ministry on This Verse

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or, For.
hope.
Titus 2:7,13• 7in all things showing thyself a pattern of good works, in the teaching uncorruptness, gravity,
 13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:7,13)
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Titus 3:7• 7that, having been justified by his grace, we should become heirs according to hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7)
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John 5:39• 39Search the scriptures, for ye think that ye have in them life eternal; and it is they that bear witness about me. (John 5:39)
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John 6:68• 68Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go away? Thou hast words of life eternal; (John 6:68)
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Rom. 2:7• 7to those that with patience in good work seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life; (Rom. 2:7)
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Rom. 5:2,4• 2through whom also we have had the access into this grace wherein we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.
 4and endurance proof, and proof hope: (Rom. 5:2,4)
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Col. 1:27• 27to whom God wished to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: (Col. 1:27)
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1 Thess. 5:8• 8but we being of day, let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and hope of salvation as helmet. (1 Thess. 5:8)
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2 Tim. 1:1• 1Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will according to promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, (2 Tim. 1:1)
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2 Tim. 2:10• 10For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation, that [is] in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (2 Tim. 2:10)
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1 Peter 1:3‑4• 3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that according to his abundant mercy begot us again unto a living hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection out of [the] dead,
 4unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in [the] heavens for you (1 Peter 1:3‑4)
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1 John 2:25• 25And this is the promise which he promised us, life eternal. (1 John 2:25)
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1 John 3:2‑3• 2Beloved, now are we God's children, and not yet was it manifested what we shall be. We know that if he should be manifested we shall be like him, because we shall see him even as he is.
 3And every one that hath this hope on him purifieth himself even as he is pure. (1 John 3:2‑3)
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Jude 21• 21keep yourselves in [the] love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto life eternal. (Jude 21)
eternal.
Matt. 25:46• 46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life everlasting. (Matt. 25:46)
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Mark 10:17,30• 17And as he went forth into the way, one ran up and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit life eternal?
 30that shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the coming age life eternal. (Mark 10:17,30)
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John 3:15‑16• 15that every one that believeth on him should [not perish, but] have life eternal.
 16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that every one that believeth on him should not perish but have life eternal. (John 3:15‑16)
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John 6:54• 54He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath life eternal; and I will raise him up at the last day; (John 6:54)
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John 10:28• 28and I give them life eternal, and they shall in no wise ever perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand. (John 10:28)
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John 17:2• 2according as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that, everything which thou hast given him, he should give them life eternal. (John 17:2)
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Rom. 5:21• 21that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness unto life eternal by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom. 5:21)
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Rom. 6:23• 23For the wages of sin [is] death, but the free gift of God life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 6:23)
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1 Tim. 6:12,19• 12Combat the good combat of faith; lay hold on the life eternal whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
 19laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the real life. (1 Tim. 6:12,19)
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1 John 5:11‑13,20• 11And this is the witness that God gave to us life eternal, and this life is in his Son.
 12He that hath the Son hath life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
 13These things I wrote to you that ye may know that ye that believe on the name of the Son of God have life eternal.
 20And we know that the Son of God came, and hath given to us understanding that we should know the true one; and we are in the true one, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and life eternal. (1 John 5:11‑13,20)
God.
Num. 23:19•  (Num. 23:19)
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1 Sam. 15:29•  (1 Sam. 15:29)
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1 Thess. 2:15• 15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and please not God, and [are] contrary to all men, (1 Thess. 2:15)
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2 Tim. 2:15• 15Be diligent to present thyself approved to God, a workman not to be ashamed, cutting straightly the word of truth. (2 Tim. 2:15)
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Heb. 6:17‑18• 17Wherein God willing to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel,
 18intervened by an oath, that by two unchangeable things in which [it was] impossible that God should lie we might have strong encouragement that fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us, (Heb. 6:17‑18)
promised.
2 Tim. 1:1,9• 1Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will according to promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
 9who saved us, and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times everlasting, (2 Tim. 1:1,9)
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Rev. 17:8• 8The beast which thou sawest was and is not, and is to rise up out of the abyss and go into perdition: and they shall wonder that dwell on the earth, of whom the name is not written in the book of life from {i}the{/i} world's foundation, when they behold the beast that he was and is not and shall be present. (Rev. 17:8)
before.
Prov. 8:23‑31•  (Prov. 8:23‑31)
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Matt. 25:34• 34Then shall the King say to those on his right, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation. (Matt. 25:34)
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John 17:24• 24Father, that what thou hast given me, I desire that, where I am, they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me, because thou lovedst me before [the] world’s foundation. (John 17:24)
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Acts 15:18• 18known from the beginning of the world. (Acts 15:18)
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Rom. 16:25• 25Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to [the] revelation of [the] mystery kept secret in everlasting times, (Rom. 16:25)
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1 Peter 1:20‑23• 20foreknown indeed before [the] world's foundation, but manifested at [the] last of the times for your sake,
 21that through him believe on God that raised him out of [the] dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God,
 22purified your souls as ye have in your obedience to the truth unto brotherly affection unfeigned, love one another out of a pure heart fervently,
 23having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through God's living and abiding word. (1 Peter 1:20‑23)
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Rev. 13:8• 8And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, of whom the name is not written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain, from {i}the{/i} world's foundation. (Rev. 13:8)
• that hope of life eternal is realized now, and in a way altogether superior to the testimony of the prophets (Psa. 133, Dan. 12). For he proceeds to show that the promise which the christian actually enjoys, goes not merely beyond the prophets, or the human race on earth, but back into eternity. This was necessarily a promise within the Godhead. The God that knew no falsehood promised it before the times of the ages. (“On Titus 1:2-3” by W. Kelly)
• Here, however, the apostle does not dwell so much on heavenly association as on the wondrous fact that the life of the christian is life eternal, promised before the world began, outside of times or dispensations in God's dealings with man on the earth. It derives its character from Him Who is eternal, The Way and the Truth, the Head, center, expression, and object of all the purposes of God. This we have now, as we shall have it in glory with Himself. (“On Titus 1:2-3” by W. Kelly)
• It was not a development of Judaism, but the revelation of a life and of a promise of life which subsisted (that is, in Christ, the object of the divine counsels) before the world was. (“Titus 1” by J.N. Darby)
• That which formed the hope of this faith was not earthly prosperity, a numerous posterity, the earthly blessing of a people whom God acknowledged as His own. It was life eternal, promised of God in Christ before the world was, outside the world. (“Titus 1” by J.N. Darby)
• “Promised before the world began” is a remarkable and important expression. One is admitted into the thoughts of God before the existence of this changing and mingled scene, which bears witness of the frailty and sin of the creature-of the patience of God, and His ways in grace and in government. (“Titus 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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ind the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,

JND Translation Notes

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Epi. the condition under which the apostolic mission exists.

W. Kelly Translation

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upon hope of life eternal which God that cannot lie promised before the times of the agesa,

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "times everlasting." This is a phrase peculiar in itself and difficult to transfuse well and truly into English. "Eternal" is clear, as said of God, life, punishment of sin, etc. But in combination with "times" it appears harsh, as in {vi 28362}{/vi}, and still more where it is preceded by "before" as in {vi 29819}{/vi} and here. Perhaps indeed "times everlasting" might be admissible; for although the KJV uses "eternal" and "everlasting" interchangeably, the latter is not necessarily so absolute as the former. We might say "before times everlasting" but hardly "before times eternal," and for more reasons than one. It is unfounded to conceive a difference of sense between its use in {vi 29889}{/vi} and {vi 29895}{/vi}.