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。

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;

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 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,

二人在各教會中選立了長老，禁食禱告後，把他們交託給他們所信的主。

且因在這港口不適宜過冬，船上大多數的人都主張開船離開這地方，或者能到非尼基去過冬。非尼基是克里特的一個港口，一面朝西南，一面朝西北。

若有人餓了，要在家裏先吃，免得你們聚會，反被定罪。其餘的事等我來的時候再安排。

一連多日，船行得很慢，我們好不容易才來到革尼土的對面；又因被風攔阻，我們就貼着克里特島背風岸，從撒摩尼對面航行。

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾勸你留在以弗所，好囑咐某些人不可傳別的教義，

你在許多見證人面前聽見我所教導的，也要交託給那忠心而又能教導別人的人。

他們就這樣做了，託巴拿巴和掃羅的手送到眾長老那裏。

自從古時我設立了人，誰能像我宣告，指明，又為自己陳說呢？讓他指明未來的事和必成的事吧！

包括猶太人和皈依猶太教的人，克里特人和阿拉伯人，都聽見他們用我們的鄉談講論神的大作為。」

眾人已有好幾天沒有吃東西，保羅就出來站在他們中間，說：「諸位，你們本該聽我的話不離開克里特島，就不致遭到這樣的損失和破壞。

他們在會幕前負責歌唱的事奉，及至所羅門在耶路撒冷建造了耶和華的殿，他們就按着班次供職。

雖然我身體不在你們那裏，心卻與你們同在，很高興見你們循規蹈矩，對基督的信心也堅固。

再者，傳道者因有智慧，將知識教導眾人；他思量，考察，並列舉出許多箴言。

凡事都要規規矩矩地按着次序行。