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Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

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in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before time began;

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but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

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to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.