{According to the faith of God's elect} (kata pistin
eklekt(936e) theou). Here kata expresses the aim of Paul's
apostleship, not the standard by which he was chosen as in  Php
3:14 ; a classic idiom, repeated here with epign(9373)in, eusebeian,
epitag(886e), "with a view to" in each case. For "God's elect" see
 Ro 8:33  Col 3:12 . {The knowledge} (epign(9373)in). "Full
knowledge," one of Paul's favourite words. For the phrase see
 1Ti 2:4 . {Which is according to godliness} (	(8873) kat'
eusebeian). "The (truth) with a view to godliness." The
combination of faith and full knowledge of the truth is to bring
godliness on the basis of the hope of life eternal.