Titus was another of Paul's most faithful lieutenants. "My true child," Paul calls him (Tit.1:4). Titus was close associate and, along with Timothy, a trusted Paul’s “troubleshooter.” When the trouble with the Church at Corinth had been worrying him, Titus had been one of Paul's emissaries in the struggle to mend things (2Cor.2:13; 2Cor. 7:6,13; 2Cor. 12:18). Paul had left Titus in Crete to straighten out the problems in the churches there (Titus 1:5). Titus had met Paul at Nicopolis during that period between arrests (Titus 3:12). Paul’s Now Paul had summoned him to Rome and sent him to Dalmatia (our modern Yugoslavia). 11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. Luke, the physician is still with him even in spite of the horrors of Nero. "Luke alone is with me," he says. We know very little about Luke, and yet even from that little he emerges as one of the important characters in the New Testament for us. Luke was the who traveled with Paul (Col. “beloved physician” 4:14). He is author of the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Paul probably dictated this letter (2 Tim.) to Luke. Being a doctor, Luke must have contributed to reference Paul’s to gangrene (2 Tim. 2:17 NIV). One thing we know by implication--Luke accompanied Paul on his last journey to Rome and to prison.
Titus was another of Paul's most faithful lieutenants. "My true child," Paul calls him (Tit.1:4). Titus was Paul’s close associate and, along with Timothy, a trusted “troubleshooter.” When the trouble with the Church at Corinth had been worrying him, Titus had been one of Paul's emissaries in the struggle to mend things (2Cor.2:13; 2Cor. 7:6,13; 2Cor. 12:18). Paul had left Titus in Crete to straighten out the problems in the churches there (Titus 1:5). Titus had met Paul at Nicopolis during that period between Paul’s arrests (Titus 3:12). Now Paul had summoned him to Rome and sent him to Dalmatia (our modern Yugoslavia). 11] Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. Luke, the physician is still with him even in spite of the horrors of Nero. "Luke alone is with me," he says. We know very little about Luke, and yet even from that little he emerges as one of the important characters in the New Testament for us. Luke was the “beloved physician” who traveled with Paul (Col. 4:14). He is author of the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Paul probably dictated this letter (2 Tim.) to Luke. Being a doctor, Luke must have contributed to Paul’s reference to gangrene (2 Tim. 2:17 NIV). One thing we know by implication--Luke accompanied Paul on his last journey to Rome and to prison.
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