Titus was a Greek Christian who became one of the apostle Paul's most trusted coworkers and envoys. He played an important role in resolving conflicts in the church at Corinth and was later appointed as leader of the churches on Crete. Paul wrote a letter to him that is preserved as one of the Pastoral Epistles in the New Testament.
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Participated in the apostolic council in Jerusalem
Titus traveled with Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem to discuss the issue of circumcision for Gentile Christians. As an uncircumcised Greek, he became living proof that salvation is by faith alone.
2I went up in response to a revelation, and I laid before them the gospel I proclaim among the Gentiles — privately, though, before those held in esteem — to make sure I was not running, or had not run, in vain.
Paul sent Titus to Corinth to handle conflicts in the church and organize the collection for the poor in Jerusalem. His mission was successful and brought joy to Paul.
7and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received concerning you. He told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
13This is why we have been comforted. And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
14For if I boasted to him about you, I was not put to shame. Just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved true as well.
Titus was entrusted with completing the collection for the saints in Jerusalem from the church in Corinth, and proved himself to be a zealous and reliable coworker.