“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”
King James Version (KJV)
1:2 In hope of eternal life - The grand motive and encouragement of every apostle and every servant of God. Which God promised before the world began - To Christ, our Head.
Tit 1:2 In hope of eternal life. All his work as an apostle was in hope, etc.