Titus 3:12
When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
Titus 3:12 in other translations
| BSB | As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there. |
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| WEB | When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there. |
| ASV | When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined to winter. |
| YLT | When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis, for there to winter I have determined. |
| DARBY | When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have decided to winter there. |
| BBE | When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis: for it is my purpose to be there for the winter. |
| Webster | When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. |
What does Titus 3:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. When I shall send--have sent. Artemas or Tychicus--to supply thy place in Crete. Artemas is said to have been subsequently bishop of Lystra. Tychicus was sent twice by Paul from Rome to Lesser Asia in his first imprisonment (which shows how well qualified he was to become Titus' successor in Crete); Ep 6:21; and in his second, 2Ti 4:12. Tradition makes him subsequently bishop of Chalcedon, in Bithynia. Nicopolis--"the city of victory," called so from the battle of Actium, in Epirus. This Epistle was probably written from Corinth in the autumn. Paul purposed a journey through Ætolia and Acarnania, into Epirus, and there "to winter." See my Introduction to the Pastoral Epistles.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Verse 12. When I shall send Artemas unto thee. This person is not elsewhere mentioned in the New Testament, and nothing more is known of him.
Or Tychicus. Acts 20:4.
Be diligent. 2Ti 4:9.
To come unto me to Nicopolis. It was at this place, probably, that this epistle was written. In regard to its situation, see Intro., 4.
For I have determined there to winter. Why Paul designed to spend the winter there, or what he purposed to do there, are questions on which no light can now be thrown. There is no evidence that he organized a church there, though it may be presumed that he preached the gospel, and that he did not do it without success. His requesting Titus to leave his important post, and to come to him, looks as if his aid were needed in the work of the ministry there, and as if Paul supposed there was a promising field of labour there.
Or Tychicus. Acts 20:4.
Be diligent. 2Ti 4:9.
To come unto me to Nicopolis. It was at this place, probably, that this epistle was written. In regard to its situation, see Intro., 4.
For I have determined there to winter. Why Paul designed to spend the winter there, or what he purposed to do there, are questions on which no light can now be thrown. There is no evidence that he organized a church there, though it may be presumed that he preached the gospel, and that he did not do it without success. His requesting Titus to leave his important post, and to come to him, looks as if his aid were needed in the work of the ministry there, and as if Paul supposed there was a promising field of labour there.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 When I shall send Artemas - or Tychicus - These were either deacons or presbyters, which the apostle intended to send to Crete, to supply the place of Titus. Who Artemas was we know not; he is not mentioned in any other place in the New Testament. Tychicus was a native of Asia, as we learn from Act 20:4 (note). Be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis - Nicopolis was a city of Epirus, on the gulf of Ambracia, near to Actium, which Augustus built in commemoration of his victory over Mark Antony. There was another Nicopolis in Thrace, at the entrance of Macedonia, on the river Nessus; but the former is supposed to be the place here intended. For I have determined there to winter - Hence the apostle was at liberty, seeing his spending the winter at this or at any other practicable place depended on his own determination. It was probably now pretty late in the autumn, and the apostle was now drawing near to Nicopolis; for he certainly was not yet arrived, else he would not have said, I have determined εκει, There, to winter.
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Titus 3:12-15
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. They must be doing good, as well as keeping away from evil. Let "ours" follow some honest labour and employment, to provide for themselves and their families. Christianity obliges all to seek some honest work and calling, and therein to abide with God. The apostle concludes with expressions of kind regard and fervent prayer. Grace be with you all; the love and favour of God, with the fruits and effects thereof, according to need; and the increase and feeling of them more and more in your souls. This is the apostle's wish and prayer, showing his affection to them, and desire for their good, and would be a means of obtaining for them, and bringing down on them, the thing requested. Grace is the chief thing to be wished and prayed for, with respect to ourselves or others; it is "all good."
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Titus 3:12 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Titus 3:12
- 2 Timothy 4:9
Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
- Acts 20:4
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
- 2 Timothy 4:21
Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
- 1 Corinthians 16:8-9
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
- 2 Timothy 4:12
And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
- 1 Corinthians 16:6
And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
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Context
- Titus 3:11
Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
- Titus 3:12
When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
- Titus 3:13
Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Titus 3:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando enviare á ti á Artemas, ó á Tichîco, procura venir á mí, á Nicópolis: porque allí he determinado invernar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand j’enverrai Artémas auprès de toi, – ou Tychique, empresse-toi de venir auprès de moi à Nicopolis, car j’ai résolu d’y passer l’hiver. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn ich Artemas oder Tychikus zu dir senden werde, so befleißige dich, zu mir nach Nikopolis zu kommen, denn ich habe beschlossen, daselbst zu überwintern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cum misero ad te Artemam, aut Tychicum, festina ad me venire Nicopolim: ibi enim statui hiemare. |