1. From Paul, a slave of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to further the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth that is in keeping with godliness,
2. in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the ages began.
3. But now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.