Titus 1:5 BSB — MannaFest

Titus 1:5

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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;

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:

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Titus (420)

"For this reason, I left you in Crete, so that you would correct what was lacking." It is the dignity of the apostolic Church to lay the foundation, which no one can lay except the architect. And the foundation is none other than Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 3:11). Those who are lesser artisans can build houses upon the foundation.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

For this cause left I thee in Crete,.... Not in his voyage to Rome, Act 27:7 but rather when he came from Macedonia into Greece, Act 20:2. Crete is an island in the Mediterranean sea, now called Candy; See Gill on Act 2:

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Ordain elders - Appoint the most faithful, zealous men to watch over the rest. Their character follows, Tit i, 6-9. These were the elders, or bishops, that Paul approved of;-men that had living faith, a pure conscience, a blameless life.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For this cause left I thee in Crete - Compare the notes, 1Ti 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 been driven away by persecution, or called away by important duties demanding his attention elsewhere, cannot now be determined.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τούτου	Toutou	of this	G3778 →
χάριν	charin	Because	G5484 →
ἀπέλιπόν	apelipon	I left	G620 →
σε	se	you	G4771 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Κρήτῃ,	Krētē	Crete,	G2914 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
τὰ	ta	the [things]	G3588 →
λείποντα	leiponta	lacking	G3007 →
ἐπιδιορθώσῃ	epidiorthōsē	you may set in order	G1930 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
καταστήσῃς	katastēsēs	may appoint	G2525 →
κατὰ	kata	in every	G2596 →
πόλιν	polin	town	G4172 →
πρεσβυτέρους	presbuterous	elders	G4245 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ἐγώ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
σοι	soi	you	G4771 →
διεταξάμην·	dietaxamēn	directed;	G1299 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 14:40
But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
leads to
- Colossians 2:5
  For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 14:26–33
  What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the…
Through
1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:3
  If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
- Galatians 1:6–7
  I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
- 2 John 1:9–10
  Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
- Titus 1:9–11
  He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
Through
1 Corinthians 11:34
If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 11:21–22
  For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
Through
Acts 14:23
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
leads to
- James 5:14
  Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.