Titus 3:13 (LSB)

Passage

Diligently help send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them.

Nearby Context

Titus 3:11 knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.

Titus 3:12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

Titus 3:13 Diligently help send Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way so that nothing is lacking for them.

Titus 3:14 And our people must also learn to lead in good works to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

Titus 3:15 All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "diligently", "help", "send", "zenas", "lawyer", "apollos", "nothing", and "lacking". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "diligently" and "help", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "When I send Artemas or Tychicus to..." into verse 14's "And our people must also learn to...", so "diligently" and "help" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "diligently" and "help" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.