²³ As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; as for our brothers, they are representatives of the churches and an honour to Christ.

⁶ But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,

Ministers of the new covenant

¹² Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,

¹³ I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

⁴ To Titus, my true son in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.