Titus 1:5
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Titus 1:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unsettled, and appoint officers of the church in the various towns, as I myself directed you.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Deswegen ließ ich dich in Kreta, daß du, was noch mangelte, in Ordnung bringen und in jeder Stadt Älteste anstellen möchtest, wie ich dir geboten hatte:
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Por esta causa te dejé en Creta, para que corrigieses lo que falta, y pusieses ancianos por las villas, así como yo te mandé:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Por esta causa eu te deixei em Creta, para que tu continuasses a pôr em ordem as coisas que estavam faltando, e de cidade em cidade constituísses presbíteros, conforme eu te mandei.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Deixei-te com um propósito em Creta, para que pusesses em ordem as coisas pendentes, e constituísses presbíteros em cada cidade, assim como te ordenei.
📖 Titus 1:5 in Context
3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5For 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:
6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7For 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;
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