Titus

Titus was a Gentile convert and trusted companion of Paul who played key roles in managing the difficult church of Corinth and the churches in Crete. Paul brought him to Jerusalem as a living example of Gentile conversion, pointedly refusing to have him circumcised despite pressure from 'false brothers' (Galatians 2:1–5). He was the bearer of what is called the 'severe letter' to Corinth and later brought Paul the good news of the church's repentance, prompting 2 Corinthians (2 Corinthians 7:6–16). The letter to Titus assigns him authority to appoint elders and address false teaching across the Cretan churches, and Titus 2:11–14 contains one of the most concentrated summaries of the Gospel and Christian ethics in the Pauline corpus.