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:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
this	τούτου toútou	G5127	of (from or concerning) this (person or thing)
cause	χάριν charin	G5484	through favor of · preposition
I	καταλείπω kataleípō	G2641	to leave down
thee	σέ sé	G4571	thee
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
Crete	Κρήτῃ, Krētē	G2914	Crete · noun — dative singular feminine, a place
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
order	ἐπιδιορθώσῃ epidiorthōsē	G1930	to straighten further · verb — aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person singular
things	τὰ ta	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative plural neuter
wanting	λείποντα leiponta	G3007	to leave · verb — present active participle, accusative plural neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
ordain	καταστήσῃς katastēsēs	G2525	to place down (permanently) · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular
elders	πρεσβυτέρους presbuterous	G4245	older · noun — accusative plural masculine
every	κατὰ kata	G2596	(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
city	πόλιν polin	G4172	a town (properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
as	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
I	ἐγώ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
appointed	διεταξάμην· dietaxamēn	G1299	to arrange thoroughly · verb — aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular
thee	σοί soí	G4671	to thee

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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.
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,
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…
1 Corinthians 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
Isaiah 44:7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are c…
Acts 11:30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 27:7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over ag…
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 Phe…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:5

Here is the end expressed, I. More generally: For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting. This was the business of evangelists (in which office Titus was), to water where the apostles had planted (Co1 3:6), furthering and finishing what they had begun; so much epidiorthoun imports, to order after another. Titus was to go on in settling what the apostle himself had not time for, in his short stay there. Observe, 1. The apostle's great diligence in the gospel; when he had set things on foot in one place, he hastened away to another. He was debtor to the Greeks and to the barbarians, and laboured to spread the gospel as far as he could among…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Titus 1:5

I left thee--"I left thee behind" [ALFORD] when I left the island: not implying permanence of commission (compare Ti1 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 Peter's preaching on Pentecost (Act 2:11). The number of Jews in Crete was large (Tit 1:10), and it is likely that those scattered in the persecution of Stephen (Act 11:19) preached to them, as they did to the Jews of Cyprus, &c. Paul also was…

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Adam Clarke on Titus 1:5

For 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. Luke ends his history, that is, after St. Paul's first imprisonment at Rome, seems almost certain. Set in order the things that are wanting - It appears from this that the apostle did not spend much time in Crete, and that he was obliged to l…

The Church Fathers

Paul emphasizes that correct teaching must accompany these ordinations. He mentions only presbyters, since theirs is the most general office.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON TITUS

Whoever loves Christ must demonstrate this in the way he treats his slaves, knowing that the Lord will require of him whatever he expects from them.
— Ambrosiaster,

Thence, therefore, among us the prescript is more fully and more carefully laid down, that they who are chosen into the sacerdotal order must be men of one marriage; which rule is so rigidly observed, that I remember some removed from their office for digamy.
— Tertullian, On Exhortation to Chastity

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Dictionary and topics

Crete — Now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the Meditterranean, about 140 miles long and 35 broad. It was at one time a very prosperous and populous island, having a “hundred cities.” The…
Elder — A name frequently used in the Old Testament as denoting a person clothed with authority, and entitled to respect and reverence (Gen. 50:7). It also denoted a political office (Num. 22:7). The “elders…
Titus — Honourable, was with Paul and Barnabas at Antioch, and accompanied them to the council at Jerusalem (Gal. 2:1-3; Acts 15:2), although his name nowhere occurs in the Acts of the Apostles. He appears…
Titus, Epistle to — Was probably written about the same time as the first epistle to Timothy, with which it has many affinities. “Both letters were addressed to persons left by the writer to preside in their respective…
Bishop · (An overseer, a supervi — (An overseer, a supervi
Crete · Visited by Titus — Visited by Titus
Discipline Of The Church · Consists in: Ordering its affairs — Consists in: Ordering its affairs
Elder · IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Ministers · Faithful — Exemplified: Titus — Faithful — Exemplified: Titus
Titus · Left by Paul in Crete — Left by Paul in Crete

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Titus 1:5

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Titus 1:5

Adam Clarke on Titus 1:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Titus 1:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Titus 1:5

Adam Clarke on Titus 1:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Titus 1:5

John Calvin on Titus 1:5-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Titus 1:5-16