When did Paul write the letter to Titus relative to his death?
Paul wrote the letter to Titus toward the end of his ministry, with only about another year or two remaining before he would be martyred. At that time he had been under house arrest in Rome for the last several years, so the letter comes near the close of his life and apostolic work.
Les explains that Paul writes this letter toward the end of his ministry, only about another year or two before he will be martyred. By this time Paul has been under house arrest in Rome for the last several years, with Roman soldiers as his guard. Les suggests that almost all of those soldiers left as believers after their tour of duty in Paul's presence, and as they rotated through service across the Roman Empire, they took the Gospel with them. Paul can therefore write to Titus in chapter 2, verse 11, about the grace of God that brings salvation and has appeared to all men.