Titus 1:5

Titus 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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:
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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—
• New King James Version (NKJV)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—

Context of Titus 1:5

3God is the one who saves us. Now, at the proper time, he has made his message clear. He has given his message to me so that I can tell it to people. That is what he has told me to do. 4I am writing to you, Titus. I told you the message about Jesus and now we both believe in him. So you are like my own child. I pray that God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Saviour, will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your mind. I left you in Crete so that you could finish certain things. You should make right some things that were wrong. And you should choose leaders of the believers in every town, as I told you. 6This is what a leader in the church must be like. Nobody should have a reason to say that he has done something wrong. He must be the husband of only one wife. He must have children who respect him. Nobody should say that they enjoy bad things or that they do not obey their parents. 7A leader in the church serves the believers on God's behalf. Because of that, nobody should have a reason to say that the leader has done anything wrong. A leader must not be proud. He must not become angry easily. He should not like to drink too much wine. He must not be someone who likes to fight. He must not want to get a lot of money for himself.

Titus 1:5 word by word

Τούτου χάριν ἀπέλιπόν σε ἐν Κρήτῃ, ἵνα τὰ λείποντα ἐπιδιορθώσῃ καὶ καταστήσῃς κατὰ πόλιν πρεσβυτέρους ὡς ἐγώ σοι διεταξάμην·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• causeχάρινcharin · because ofG5484
• left Iκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• CreteΚρήτηKrētē · CreteG2914
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• thou shouldest set in orderἐπιδιορθόωepidiorthoō · to straighten outG1930
• the thingsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that are wantingλείπωleipō · to lackG3007
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ordainκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• in everyκατάkata · according toG2596
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• had appointedδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299

Commentaries on Titus 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For this cause left I thee in Crete - That St. Paul had been in Crete, though nowhere else intimated, is clear from this passage. That he could not have made such an important visit, and evangelized an island of the first consequence, without its being mentioned by his historian, Luke, had it happened during the period embraced in the Acts of the Apostles, must be evident. That the journey, therefore, must have been performed after the time in which St…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For this cause left I thee in Crete - Compare the notes, 1 Timothy 1:3. On the situation of Crete, see the Introduction, Section 2. That thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting - Margin, “left undone.” The Greek is: “the things that are left;” that is, those which were left unfinished; referring, doubtless, to arrangements which had been commenced, but which for some cause had been left incomplete. Whether this had occurred because he had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 The character and qualification of pastors, here called elders and bishops, agree with what the apostle wrote to Timothy. Being such bishops and overseers of the flock, to be examples to them, and God's stewards to take care of the affairs of his household, there is great reason that they should be blameless. What they are not to be, is plainly shown, as well as what they are to be, as servants of Christ, and able ministers of the letter and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Crete was located in the Mediterranean, south of the Aegean Sea. It was an important location for travel and trade by sea, so it had a mix of influences, including a Jewish population. Some from Crete had been at Pentecost (Acts 2:11), but this letter seems to deal with a church in the early stages of development. elders in every town: There may have been more than one house church in a given town and possibly more than one elder in a given house church…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. I left thee--"I left thee behind" [Alford] when I left the island: not implying permanence of commission (compare 1Ti 1:3). in Crete--now Candia. set in order--rather as Greek, "that thou mightest follow up (the work begun by me), setting right the things that are wanting," which I was unable to complete by reason of the shortness of my stay in Crete. Christianity, doubtless, had long existed in Crete: there were some Cretans among those who heard…Read the comment

Topics related to Titus 1:5

• Bishop
• Church
• Commandments
• Crete
• Elder
• Minister, Christian
• Titus

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Commentaries on Titus 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings