Titus 3:12

Modern

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.

Traditional

When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

Literal

When I shall send Artemas or Tychicus to you, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to winter there.

Latin

Cum misero ad te Artemam, aut Tychicum, festina ad me venire Nicopolim: ibi enim statui hiemare.

Greek

English

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.

Evidently Artemas or Tychicus would be Titus’s replacement on Crete. Since Tychicus was in fact sent to Ephesus (see 2 Timothy 4:12), Artemas might have been the one who went to Crete.
Nicopolis: Several cities had this name. This was most likely a major city on the western coast of the Greek peninsula (a piece of land surrounded mostly by water but connected to the mainland on one side). It is possible Paul had worked here before (see Romans 15:19, which mentions Paul’s activity even further west).

The letter ends with news in 3:12, a final exhortation (or encouragement) in 3:13–14, greetings, and a blessing in 3:15.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Timothy 4:9
Make every effort to come to me quickly,
Acts 20:4
Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
2 Timothy 4:21
Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
1 Corinthians 16:8–9
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
2 Timothy 4:12
Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.
1 Corinthians 16:6
Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.

Artemas: Companion of Paul, potential replacement for Titus Tychicus: Faithful companion and messenger of Paul

Nicopolis: A city in Epirus where Paul planned to winter