Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Parallel translations
- WEB Send Zenas, the lawyer, and Apollos on their journey speedily, that nothing may be lacking for them.
- BSB Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
- NKJV Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey with haste, that they may lack nothing.
- NASB Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them.
- NLT Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with their trip. See that they are given everything they need.
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Quick answer
Titus is to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey, ensuring they lack nothing. It matters because supporting traveling gospel workers is a concrete expression of Christian love.
Overview
Paul asks Titus to provide for two traveling Christians, Zenas and the well-known Apollos, so their journey is well supplied. Such hospitality and material support for gospel workers was an important ministry in the early church. It illustrates the very 'good works' Paul has been urging.
Cross-references & the web
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- Acts 18:24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
- Matt 22:35Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
- Acts 28:10Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
- 3 Jn 1:6–8Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
- Luke 14:3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
- Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
- 1 Cor 16:11Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
- Rom 15:24Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
- Acts 21:5And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
- Luke 11:45Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
- Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
- Luke 11:52Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
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