Titus 3:13 — Community Reflections

TITUS 3:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 1

“Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.”

Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing — the dual request for hospitality (propempō — to escort/provision) addresses two traveling teachers: Zenas (a Jewish legal expert, nomikos) and Apollos (the eloquent Christian from Acts 18:24). The charge to ensure they lack nothing extends Christian hospitality to servants of the word, reflecting the gospel's itinerant economy where churches provisioned apostolic workers.

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Thomas Mueller (test user)4h ago

The shepherd and the sheep — Titus 3

The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hea...