¹⁸ We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Gospel is known through all the assemblies.

¹⁸ I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn't we walk in the same spirit? Didn't we walk in the same steps?

¹⁷ Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.

⁴ who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.

¹² Now when I came to Troas for the Gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

¹⁹ Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

²² We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

²³ As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.