Titus 1:5

Crete

³ But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

⁴ To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

⁶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

⁷ For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
KJV: For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
WEB: I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
ASV: For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
DARBY: For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained [unordered], and establish elders in each city, as *I* had ordered thee:
BLB: For the sake of this I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things lacking and might appoint elders in every city, as I directed you,

ÅB: Derfor lot jeg deg bli etter på Kreta at du skulle sette det i rette skikk som enda sto tilbake, og innsette eldste i hver by, slik som jeg foreskrev deg,
OTB: Grunnen til at jeg lot deg bli igjen på Kreta, var at du skulle ordne det som ennå var ugjort og innsette eldste i hver by, slik jeg påla deg.
B1930: Derfor lot jeg dig bli efter på Kreta at du skulde sette det i rette skikk som ennu stod tilbake, og innsette eldste i hver by, således som jeg foreskrev dig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 14:23
And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
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1 Timothy 1:3
As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
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Ecclesiastes 12:9
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
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1 Corinthians 14:40
Let all things be done decently and in order.
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Acts 27:21
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
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Acts 27:12
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
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1 Corinthians 11:34
And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
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2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
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