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,

二人在各教會中為他們選立了長老，用禱告帶禁食、將他們託付於所信靠的主。

又因為這個港口不便於過冬，大多數的人就都主張該從那裏開船，或者能夠抵達非尼喀去過冬：這非尼喀是革哩底的一個港口，一面朝着西南、一面朝着西北的。

若有人餓了，要在家裏喫，免得你們聚攏來、自受定罪。其餘的事、我甚麼時候來了再規定。

好些日子、航行緩慢，好容易才到了革尼土旁邊。因為風不容許我們往前進，我們就貼着革哩底的背風岸，在撒摩尼旁邊航行；

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾勸你繼續住在以弗所；好囑咐某某人不要傳別樣的教義，

你在許多見證人面前所從我聽見的、你要把這些教訓託付可信靠的人、將來能夠教導別人的。

這件事他們真地實行了，由巴拿巴掃羅經手，送到長老那裏。

誰像我？讓他宣告出來；讓他在我面前辯訴陳明；誰曾老早就把未來的事先說給人聽啊？讓他把將要來的事告訴我們吧。

猶太人和歸依猶太教的人、革哩底人和亞拉伯人、我們真地聽見他們是用我們自己的語言來講論上帝的大作為呀！』

眾人已有許多日子沒有喫東西了，於是保羅就站在他們中間說：『同人們，你們本該聽從我才對，不該從革哩底開船，來賺得這場損害和虧損的！

他們在會棚的帳幕前當歌唱的差事；趕到所羅門在耶路撒冷建造了永恆主的殿，他們便按着班次站着奉職。

我肉身雖和你們相離，心靈卻和你們同在，歡歡喜喜看見你們齊整的行伍、和你們對於信基督所表現的堅固陣線。

再者，傳道人除了做智慧師之外，他還繼續將知識教訓一切人；他又衡量，又考查，又編撰許多箴言。

一切都要端端正正按次序行。