Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
What does Titus 3:13 mean?
Christianity is not a fruitless profession; and its professors must be filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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Keep this verse inside Titus 3:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Titus 3:13
Bring Zenas the lawyer - - This person is not elsewhere mentioned in the New Testament, and nothing more is known of him. He belonged doubtless to that class of persons so often mentioned in the New Testament as lawyers; that is, who were regarded as qualified to expound the Jewish laws; see the notes at Matthew 22:35 . It does not mean that he practiced law, in the modern sense of that phrase. He had doubtless been converted to the Christian faith, and it is not improbable that there were Jews at Nicopolis, and that Paul supposed he might be particularly useful among them. And Apollos - Notes, Acts 18:24 .
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Context in Titus 3
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Titus 3 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as grace, good works, and final instructions. Titus is a compact pastoral letter about elders, sound teaching, good works, and the gracious training of the Christian life. Read this chapter with the wider themes of good works, grace, and order in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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A disciple called “the lawyer,” whom Paul wished Titus to bring with him ( Titus 3:13 ). Nothing more is known of him.