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。

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,

保羅和巴拿巴在各教會為他們選出了長老，禱告和禁食以後，把他們交託給他們所信靠的主。

而且這港口不適合過冬，大多數人就主張從那裡開船，或許能夠到達菲尼斯過冬。菲尼斯是克里特島上的一個港口，一面朝西南，一面朝西北。

如果有人餓了，就應當在家裡吃，免得你們聚集，反導致懲罰。至於其他的事，當我來的時候才吩咐。

一連好幾天，船航行得很慢，好不容易才到了尼多斯港附近。因為風攔阻我們往前，我們就從撒摩尼岬附近經過，沿著克里特島的背風岸航行。

我往馬其頓省去的時候，曾經勸你繼續留在以弗所，好讓你吩咐某些人不可傳講別的教義，

你要把那些在許多見證人面前從我所聽見的，交託給那些忠心可靠、又有能力教導別人的人。

他們就這麼做了，由巴拿巴和掃羅經手，把所捐獻的送到長老們那裡。

有誰像我呢？讓它前來公布、宣告、陳明那從我設立古時民族以來所發生的事；讓它宣告即將來臨的事和後來要發生的事！

包括猶太人和入猶太教的人；克里特人和阿拉伯人。我們都聽見他們用我們的語言述說神偉大的作為！」

那時，大家已經很久沒有吃東西了，保羅站在他們當中說：「哦，各位啊！你們當初應該聽我的，不從克里特開船，省得有這樣的傷害和損失。

因為，我雖然身體不在你們那裡，心靈卻與你們同在，而且看見你們有秩序，對基督的信仰也堅定不移，我就感到快樂。

傳道者不僅有智慧，還把知識教導給民眾；他思索、探查，編集了許多箴言。

然而，一切事都要行得端正，並且要按著秩序行。