Titus and His Companions

But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have. Titus welcomed our request that he visit you
again. In fact, he himself was very eager to go and see you. We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the
churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News. He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the
offering to Jerusalem a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.

We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift. We are careful
to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable.

We are also sending with them another of our brothers who has proven himself many times and has shown on many occasions
how eager he is. He is now even more enthusiastic because of his great confidence in you. If anyone asks about Titus,
say that he is my partner who works with me to help you. And the brothers with him have been sent by the churches, and
they bring honor to Christ. So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified.