Titus 1:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)2 [and provides] hope for never ending life. God, who cannot lie, promised this [life] before the beginning of time, Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17692 in hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition2 [Resting] in the hope of eternal life, [life] which the ever truthful God Who cannot deceive promised before the world or the ages of time began. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible2 Their faith and this knowledge are based on the hope of eternal life that God, who doesn’t lie, promised before time began. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version2 in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time, Ver Capítulo |
[It is] God who saved us and called us to live holy lives [or, “to be dedicated people”], not as a result of our [good] deeds, but in harmony with His own purpose and unearned favor. [This was] given to us through [the atoning work of] Christ Jesus, before the beginning of time. [Note: Salvation through Christ was planned before time began. See Titus 1:2; Rom. 16:25; Eph. 1:4].
The beast you saw once existed, but now does not, and [yet] is about to come up out of the pit and go to [his] destruction. And those people living on the earth, whose names have not been recorded in the book of life from the creation of the world, will be amazed when they see the beast, because he had once existed, but now does not, and yet will come [again].
And everyone who lives on earth will worship the beast, [even those] people whose names had not been recorded in the book of life belonging to the Lamb, who was killed [i.e., in prospect] from the creation of the world. [Note: This sentence could also read “...not been recorded from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed”].
Fight the good battle of the faith; take hold of never ending life, to which you were called [i.e., by the Gospel. See II Thess. 2:14], [when] you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. [Note: This “confession” probably refers to a person’s acknowledgment of Jesus as Lord and Christ prior to his immersion. See Acts 2:36; Rom. 10:9-10].