Send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey with haste, that they may lack nothing.
Parallel translations
- WEB Send Zenas, the lawyer, and Apollos on their journey speedily, that nothing may be lacking for them.
- KJV Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
- BSB Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.
- 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 18:24Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
- Matt 22:35One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.
- Acts 28:10They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.
- 3 Jn 1:6–8They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
- Luke 14:3Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
- Luke 10:25Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
- 1 Cor 16:11Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.
- Rom 15:24whenever I travel to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.
- Acts 21:5When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
- Luke 11:45One of the lawyers answered him, “Teacher, in saying this you insult us also.”
- Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
- Luke 11:52Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”
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