2Co 2:13 rest .. for not having found .. T
2Co 7:6 God .. comforted us with the coming of T
2Co 8:6 that we exhort You that just as
2Co 8:16 in the heart of T the same request
2Co 8:23 as for T, he is my companion and
2Co 12:18 I prayed to T, and sent with him the brother
Gal 2:1 I went up .. taking T also with me
Tit 1:4 a T, true son in the common faith
Titus (Gr. Títos, “honorable”; transliteration of lat. Titus; both forms of the name were common in apostolic times). Close friend, traveling companion and assistant of the apostle Paul. His name appears in the NT only in the epistles to the Corinthians (2Co 3:13, etc.), the Galatians (Gal. 2:1, 3), Timothy (2 Tit 4:10), and Titus (Tit. 1:4). Paul considered Titus his “true son in the common faith” (v 4), evidently because he was one of his converts. That Titus was a Gentile is clear from Paul’s firm decision not to circumcise him in order to appease the overzealous Jewish Christians in Jerusalem, perhaps when he visited as a delegate from Antioch to the council that had been convened to settle the matter of Titus. converts of Gentile origin (Gal. 2:1-5; cf Act_15); perhaps he was a native of Antioch. Be that as it may, it appears that he belonged to that Gentile church (Gal. 2:1) and perhaps he accepted Christianity early in Paul’s ministry in that city. When some members of the Corinthian church rebelled against Paul (c AD 57), he sent Titus to try to bring about a reconciliation. The apostle’s anxiety about the success of this undertaking is shown by his perplexity at not meeting him at Troas as planned (2Co 2:12, 13; 7:6, 13, 14). Shortly thereafter he met Titus in Macedonia, and received glowing reports of the success of his mission with joy (7:6, 7, 13, 14). He sent him back to Corinth with his 2nd epistle to the believers in that city (8:6, 17, 18, 23), and also to oversee the collection of funds for the poor in Jerusalem (8:23- 9:5). Some years later, apparently not long before his 2nd imprisonment in Rome, Paul wrote the epistle to Titus. Lo 1168 he had left in Crete to organize the churches and thoroughly instruct the believers (Titus 1:4, 5). In his letter he asks her to meet him at Nicopolis* (3:12). The last thing we know about Titus is what Paul tells Timothy in one of his epistles shortly before he died: he had sent him on a special mission to Dalmatia (2 Tit 4:10). Titus, Epistle a. Letter addressed to a minister left on the island of Crete to watch over the organization of the churches there (Titus 1:5). In the oldest Greek manuscripts now extant, the title of this epistle is Prós Títon, “To Titus.” Along with 1 and 2 Tim., Titus belongs to the group of letters known as the Pastoral Epistles. I. Author. The apostle Paul. As with the other pastoral letters, modern critical scholars generally question the authenticity of this epistle; objections that this Dictionary does not share. II. Setting. Apparently the apostle wrote this epistle during the interval between his 1st and 2nd imprisonment, perhaps c AD 65 or 66. Paul instructed Titus to meet him at Nicopolis* (Titus 3:12), in northwestern Greece, where he had made plans to work the following winter. Apparently, the apostle wrote to him shortly after he had written his 1st letter to Timothy. The invitation to meet him at Nicopolis no doubt means that when Paul left Crete (v 12) he went to Greece. If he had already visited Macedonia and probably Ephesus (1 Tit 1:3), it is possible that he already visited – after writing to Titus – Corinth, Miletus and Troas (2 Tit 4:13, 20). III. Theme. The theme of the epistle to Titus is similar to that of those he wrote to Timothy. It basically contains instructions regarding how to conduct and manage the affairs of the church. Apparently the Christian churches in Crete were not yet fully organized or well established, and needed further instruction to put them on a firmer and more permanent footing. Some false teachers, perhaps partially converted Jews, were placing too much emphasis on myths, genealogies, and the law of Moses (Titus 1:10-14; 3:9). Paul advises a more defined form of church organization to defend believers from his teachings, and outlines the qualities that elders should have (1:5-9). IV. Contents. After the greetings (Tit.1:1-4), he discusses the ordination of those elders (vs 5-9) and proceeds to instruct Titus as to how to counter heretical activities (vs 10-16). He highlights the need for all church members to live exemplary lives, including Titus as a minister of the gospel (2:1-10); waiting for the coming of Christ could be a great incentive to develop that excellence of character (vs 11-15). Furthermore, certain civic responsibilities rest upon the Christian (3:1-3). He then introduces the means by which Christians can live exemplary lives (vs 4-7), and ends his directive by reiterating that God’s children should be known for their good deeds and for avoiding unprofitable activities (vs. 8-11). The letter ends with some personal statements and an apostolic blessing (vs 12-15; see CBA 7:367-369). See Paul (IV, 5); Timothy, Epistles a.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
male name. 1. T. Flavius, Roman emperor, successor to his father, Vespasian. He was commander of the army and conquered and destroyed Jerusalem around the year 70. The people and the Senate erected an arch bearing his name at the eastern end of the Roman Forum. The arch has reliefs showing episodes from the conquest of Jerusalem. 2. T. Manilius, Roman emissary during the Maccabean era, 2 M 11, 34. 3. Believer character of Greek origin, Ga 2, 3. Spiritual son, disciple and collaborator of Paul who converted him, Tt 1, 4; 2 Cor 8, 23. He was the recipient of the epistle to Titus; who is not mentioned by name in the Acts of the Apostles.
T. accompanied Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem Ga 2, 1, to the Council, Acts 5, where the debate on circumcision was made in all converts to Christianity. T. was not forced to be circumcised because he was a Greek, Ga 2, 3.
He was a representative of the apostle Paul in Corinth where the situation was disconsolate for the church, 2 Co 7, 5-16; the news about Corinth was expected by Paul in the city of Troas, but T. did not arrive, so Paul was filled with anguish, 2 Co 2, 12. Finally he met him in Macedonia, and received very good news about the progress of the Corinthians; thing that filled Paul with joy, 2 Co 7, 5 ss.; 7 ff. Successfully fulfilling his mission, he successfully completed the collection for the benefit of Jerusalem, 2 Co 8, 6. According to tradition, Tt 1, 5, later he was bishop of Cortina, in Crete for many years, where he died at a advanced age.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
epistle a, Paul’s pastoral letter addressed to Titus, superior of a community. The epistle was written in a time subsequent to that of the events dealt with in the Acts of the Apostles.
The content of the epistle forms a series of ordinances on the qualities that must be required of candidates to occupy the positions of presbyter, measures against the doctrines of false doctors, duties of the faithful and norms to follow in the formation of Christians. It forms one of the three Pastoral Epistles, together with the two of Timothy.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
A convert, friend and helper of Paul (Titus 1:4), mentioned in the NT only in Paul’s letters, especially 2 Corinthians. He was a Greek, the son of Gentile parents (Gal 2:3). After his conversion he accompanied Paul to Jerusalem, where Paul rejected the Judaizers’ demands that Titus be circumcised. For this reason, Titus was a significant person in favor of the principle of the admission of the Gentiles into the church only on the basis of faith in Christ. During Paul’s third missionary journey Titus was assigned missions to Corinth to resolve his troublesome problems (1 Corinthians 1-6; 2Co 2:13; 2Co 7:5-16) and to encourage material assistance to the needy in Jerusalem (2 Corinthians 8). Much later Paul left Titus in Crete to organize his churches (Titus 1:4-5). He was asked to meet Paul at Nicopolis (Titus 3:12). Tito was consecrated, brave, ingenious.
He knew how to deal with the quarrelsome Corinthians, the dishonest Cretans, and the belligerent Dalmatians (2Ti 4:10).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(safe, safe).
Convert, friend and collaborator of Paul, Greek, son of Gentile parents: (Tit 1:4, Gal 2:3).
– Paul refused to be circumcised, G a. 3:2-5.
– He went to Jerusalem, to the Council, with Paul and Barnabas, and then to Corinth: (2Co 2:13, 2Co 8:6-16, 2Co 12:18).
– He was entrusted with the organization of the Cretan church, Tit 1:4-5.
Epistle to Titus: Written by Paul to Titus to entrust him to teach the Gospel in Crete, to watch over the purity of the faith, appoint bishops, priests and deacons in Crete. In ch.3 he warns him of what will happen in the “last days”, and in 4:2 Paul exhorts Titus to “preach the word in season and out of season”.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Companion and collaborator of the apostle Paul. He was Greek, but we don’t know exactly from which part. As he is not mentioned in the book of Acts, some suppose that he was possibly the brother of Lucas, but there is no proof of this. From the references made to him in various epistles, the following data can be extracted:
His friendship with Paul was born at the beginning of the apostle’s ministry, because in Gal 2:1-3 he says: “After fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking T. with me† . He also points out that † œnot even T., who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised † (Gal 2:3).
Apostle Paul testifies how useful T. was to him and how desirable his company (“When I came to Troas…I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find my brother T.…I left for Macedonia† ).
closely related to the work among the Corinthians. Paul sent him there with a letter, now lost, after the mission entrusted to Timothy first to find a solution to the problems that affected the life of the church. The report after T.’s work was very favorable, for the apostle says: “But God … comforted us with the coming of T.; and not only with his coming, but also with the comfort with which he had been comforted concerning you † (2Co 7: 6-8). In the letter that T. brought, Pablo praised him a lot. Then when…