The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town:

我从前留你在克里特，是要你将那没有办完的事都办整齐了，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城设立长老。

我从前把你留在克里特，是要你将那没有办完的事都办妥，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城设立长老。

我从前把你留在克里特，是要你将那没有办完的事都办妥，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城设立长老。

当初，我把你留在克里特岛，是要你完成未办完的事工，并照我的指示在各城选立长老。

我从前留你在克里特岛，是要你办好没有办完的事，并且照我所吩咐的，在各城设立长老。

我曾把你留在克里特岛，为的是这样的缘故：要你处理那些还没有办完的事，并且照着我所吩咐你的，在各城委任长老。

我從前留你在克里特，是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦整齊了，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老。

我從前把你留在克里特，是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦妥，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老。

我從前把你留在克里特，是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦妥，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老。

當初，我把你留在克里特島，是要你完成未辦完的事工，並照我的指示在各城選立長老。

我從前留你在克里特島，是要你辦好沒有辦完的事，並且照我所吩咐的，在各城設立長老。

我從前把你留在革哩底，是因為要讓你將留下未辦的事都辦整齊了，又照我所吩咐你的、在各城設立長老。

我曾把你留在克里特島，為的是這樣的緣故：要你處理那些還沒有辦完的事，並且照著我所吩咐你的，在各城委任長老。

我留爾於革哩底使正其缺、於諸邑舉任長老、如我所命、

我留爾在革哩底以正其缺、於諸邑舉任長老、依我所命、

昔我留爾在基利提、為欲爾正其所缺之事、且循我所命爾者、在各邑立長老、

予之所以留汝於革雷底者、欲汝將未了之事、部署停當、並遵吾所囑、為各邑設置長老。

The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

I left you on the island of Crete. I did this because there were some things that hadn’t been finished. I wanted you to put them in order. I also wanted you to appoint elders in every town. I told you how to do it.

This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—

I left you on the island of Crete so you could complete our work there and appoint elders in each town as I instructed you.

The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town.

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you—

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;

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:

The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

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,

When they had appointed elders in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor on Crete open to the southwest and northwest, and to winter there.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. And I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

Sailing slowly for many days, we came with difficulty as far as Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone.

As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach different doctrine

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

They did this, sending it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul.

Who, like Me, can announce the future? Let him say so and make a case before Me, since I have established an ancient people. Let these gods declare the coming things, and what will take place.

Cretans and Arabs— we hear them speaking the magnificent acts of God in our own languages.”

Since many were going without food, Paul stood up among them and said,“ You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss.

They ministered with song in front of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, and they performed their task according to the regulations given to them.

For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

But everything must be done decently and in order.