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Revised Standard Version

Titus 1:2

in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   Hope;   Immortality;   Life;   Predestination;   Testimony;   Titus;   Truth;   Scofield Reference Index - Life;   Thompson Chain Reference - Eternal;   Everlasting;   Foreordained Plan;   Life;   Life, Eternal;   Life-Death;   Plan Foreordained;   Truth;   Truth-Falsehood;   The Topic Concordance - Eternal Life;   God;   Lying/lies;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hope;   Life, Eternal;   Promises of God, the;   Truth of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lie;   Promise;   Truth;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Age, Ages;   Eternal Life, Eternality, Everlasting Life;   Hope;   Immortality;   Lie, Lying;   Promise;   Titus, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Covenant;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Predestination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Games;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Future Hope;   Kerygma;   Logos;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hope;   Lie, Lying;   Titus, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Eternal Everlasting;   Eternal Punishment;   God;   Hope;   Hope ;   Immortality;   Immortality (2);   Lying ;   Necessity;   Paul;   Perseverance;   Salvation Save Saviour;   Saviour (2);   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eternal;   Life, Eternal;   26 True the True;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Brother;   Covenant;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Faithful;   Faithful Sayings;   Hope;   Life;   World (Cosmological);  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
This faith and knowledge make us sure that we have eternal life. God promised that life to us before time began—and God does not lie.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
vpon the hope of eternall lyfe which lyfe God that cannot lye hath promised before the worlde begane:
Hebrew Names Version
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before eternal times;
New American Standard Bible
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,
New Century Version
That faith and that knowledge come from the hope for life forever, which God promised to us before time began. And God cannot lie.
Update Bible Version
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before eternal times;
Webster's Bible Translation
In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began;
English Standard Version
in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
World English Bible
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before eternal times;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Weymouth's New Testament
in hope of the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the Ages.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whiche is aftir pitee, in to the hope of euerlastinge lijf, which lijf God that lieth not, bihiyte bifore tymes of the world;
English Revised Version
in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
Berean Standard Bible
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Contemporary English Version
Then they will have the hope of eternal life that God promised long ago. And God never tells a lie!
Amplified Bible
based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,
American Standard Version
in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
Bible in Basic English
In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;
Complete Jewish Bible
and which are based on the certain hope of eternal life. God, who does not lie, promised that life before the beginning of time
Darby Translation
in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,
International Standard Version
which is based on the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before the worldthe ages">[fn] began.Numbers 23:19; Romans 16:25; 1 Timothy 2:13; 2 Timothy 1:1,9; Titus 3:7; 1 Peter 1:20;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
unto the hope of eternal life, which Aloha the true counselled before the times of the ages,
Murdock Translation
concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world;
King James Version (1611)
In hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, promised before the world began:
New Living Translation
This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.
New Life Bible
This truth also gives hope of life that lasts forever. God promised this before the world began. He cannot lie.
New Revised Standard
in the hope of eternal life that God, who never lies, promised before the ages began—
Geneva Bible (1587)
Vnto the hope of eternall life, which God that cannot lie, hath promised before the world began:
George Lamsa Translation
In the hope of eternal life, which the true God promised ages ago;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In hope of life age-abiding; which God, who cannot lie, promised before age-during times,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the hope of eternall lyfe, which God that can not lye, promised before the worlde began:
Good News Translation
which is based on the hope for eternal life. God, who does not lie, promised us this life before the beginning of time,
Christian Standard Bible®
in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
King James Version
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Lexham English Bible
in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,
Literal Translation
on hope of eternal life which the God who does not lie promised before the eternal times,
Young's Literal Translation
upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
vpon the hope of eternall life: which God that can not lye hath promysed before the tymes of the worlde:
Mace New Testament (1729)
and gives the expectation of eternal life, which the God of veracity promised so many ages ago;
New English Translation
in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.
New King James Version
in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
Simplified Cowboy Version
The truth I have is a guarantee of eternal life. God don't lie and that's what he's promised to those who ride for his outfit.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,
Legacy Standard Bible
in the hope of eternal life, which the God who cannot lie promised from all eternity,

Contextual Overview

1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago 3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Savior; 4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

In: or, For

hope: Titus 2:7, Titus 2:13, Titus 3:7, John 5:39, John 6:68, Romans 2:7, Romans 5:2, Romans 5:4, Colossians 1:27, 1 Thessalonians 5:8, 2 Timothy 1:1, 2 Timothy 2:10, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 1:4, 1 John 2:25, 1 John 3:2, 1 John 3:3, Jude 1:21

eternal: Matthew 25:46, Mark 10:17, Mark 10:30, John 3:15, John 3:16, John 6:54, John 10:28, John 17:2, Romans 5:21, Romans 6:23, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Timothy 6:19, 1 John 5:11-13, 1 John 5:20

God: Numbers 23:19, 1 Samuel 15:29, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Timothy 2:15, Hebrews 6:17, Hebrews 6:18

promised: 2 Timothy 1:1, 2 Timothy 1:9, Revelation 17:8

before: Proverbs 8:23-31, Matthew 25:34, John 17:24, Acts 15:18, Romans 16:25, 1 Peter 1:20-23, Revelation 13:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:22 - for Genesis 21:1 - Sarah as Genesis 32:12 - thou Numbers 10:29 - for the Lord Deuteronomy 7:9 - the faithful Joshua 1:3 - General Joshua 21:45 - General 2 Samuel 7:28 - thy words 1 Chronicles 17:26 - thou art God Nehemiah 9:8 - righteous Psalms 31:5 - God Psalms 33:4 - all his Psalms 89:1 - thy faithfulness Psalms 89:35 - that I will not lie Psalms 91:4 - his truth Psalms 92:15 - To show Psalms 100:5 - and his truth Psalms 146:6 - keepeth truth Proverbs 19:22 - and Ecclesiastes 3:14 - whatsoever Isaiah 1:20 - for the mouth Lamentations 3:23 - great Matthew 13:35 - I will utter Matthew 19:16 - eternal Matthew 24:35 - my Mark 13:31 - my Mark 14:36 - all Luke 1:20 - which John 3:33 - hath set John 7:28 - is true John 14:2 - if Romans 1:2 - Which Romans 3:3 - faith Romans 3:4 - let God Romans 16:26 - now 1 Corinthians 1:9 - God Ephesians 1:4 - as Ephesians 3:9 - beginning Ephesians 4:4 - as Ephesians 4:25 - putting 1 Thessalonians 5:24 - Faithful 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - good 2 Timothy 2:13 - he cannot Hebrews 8:6 - upon Hebrews 9:15 - eternal Hebrews 10:23 - for 1 Peter 3:15 - the hope 1 John 1:2 - was manifested 1 John 3:9 - and he

Cross-References

Genesis 1:12
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over the void, and hangs the earth upon nothing.
Job 26:14
Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways; and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
Isaiah 45:18
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it a chaos, he formed it to be inhabited!): "I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Nahum 2:10
Desolate! Desolation and ruin! Hearts faint and knees tremble, anguish is on all loins, all faces grow pale!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In hope of eternal life,.... Or "for the hope of eternal life"; in order to bring souls to the hope of it. This is another end of the Gospel ministry, as to bring God's elect to faith in Christ, and to the knowledge and acknowledgement of the truth, as it is in Jesus, so to the hope of eternal glory and happiness: in a state of nature, they are without the grace of hope, or any true ground and foundation of it; and though it is the gift of God's grace, and is implanted on the soul by the Spirit of God in regeneration; yet the Gospel is the means of producing it at first, as well as afterwards encouraging and increasing it; for in it, Christ the foundation of hope is proposed, and set forth before awakened and convinced sinners: the object of this hope is "eternal life"; not anything now seen and enjoyed, for that is not hope; not anything in this present life, but something future; a life of perfect bliss and happiness with Christ to all eternity; which is a hope laid up in heaven, an inheritance reserved there; a life which is secured in the hands of Christ, which he has a power to give, and does give to all his sheep, and is the gift of God through him: and of which it is further said,

which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; eternal life is a "promise", and so of free grace, and not by the works of the law, which is inconsistent with a promise: it is the promise of God, who is faithful to his word, and "can not lie"; being the God of truth, that can neither deceive, nor be deceived: this does not contradict his omnipotence, but argues the perfection of his nature, which cannot admit of anything that implies weakness and mutation: and this promise was made before the world was, as early as the choice of God's elect in Christ, and the gift of grace to them in him; as early as the covenant was made with him, and he was set up as the Mediator of it; who was present to receive this promise as their head and representative for them, and to whom it was made as federally considered in him, and in whom it was secured for them; see 2 Timothy 1:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In hope of eternal life - Margin, for. Greek, ἐπ ̓ ἐλπίδι ep' elpidi. This does not mean that Paul cherished the hope of eternal life, but that the “faith of the elect,” which he aimed to secure, was in order that people might have the hope of eternal life. The whole system which he was appointed to preach was designed to secure to man a well-founded hope of salvation; compare the notes, 2 Timothy 1:10.

Which God, that cannot lie - On the phrase” cannot lie,” see the notes at Hebrews 6:13. The fact that God cannot lie; that it is his nature always to speak the truth; and that no circumstances can ever occur in which He will depart from it, is the foundation of all our hopes of salvation.

Promised - The only hope of salvation is in the promise of God. It is only as we can have evidence that He has assured us that we may be saved, that we are authorized to cherish any hope of salvation. That promise is not made to us as individuals, or by name, but it becomes ours:

(1) Because He has made a general promise that they who repent and believe shall be saved; and,

(2) Because, we may have evidence that we have repented, and do believe the gospel. If this is so, we fairly come under the promise of salvation, and may apply it to ourselves.

Before the world began - That is, the purpose was then formed, and the promise may be considered as in fact then made; - for a purpose in the mind of God, though it is not as yet made known, is equivalent to a promise; compare the Matthew 25:34 note; 2 Timothy 1:9 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Titus 1:2. In hope of eternal life — In expectation of a state of being and well being which should last through eternity, when time should be no more. This includes, not only the salvation of the soul and its eternal beatification, but also the resurrection of the body. This was a point but ill understood, and not very clearly revealed, under the Mosaic law; but it was fully revealed under the Gospel, and the doctrine illustrated by the resurrection and ascension of Christ.

Which God, that cannot lie, promised — We have often seen that the phrase, the foundation of the world, means the Jewish economy, and, before the foundation of the world, the times antecedent to the giving of the law. This is evidently the meaning here. See 2 Timothy 1:9-11.

Supposing the word αιωνιων in this verse to signify eternal, says Dr. Macknight, the literal translation of προ χρονων αιωνιων would be, before eternal times; but that being a contradiction in terms, our translators, contrary to the propriety of the Greek language, have rendered it before the world began, as Mr. Locke observes on Romans 16:25. The true literal translation is before the secular times, referring us to the Jewish jubilees, by which times were computed among the Hebrews, as among the Gentiles they were computed by generations of men. Hence, Colossians 1:26, The mystery which was kept hid απο των αιωνων και απο των γενεων, from the ages and from the generations, signifies the mystery which was kept hid from the Jews and from the Gentiles.


 
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