Titus 1:5

Easy To Read Version

I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing the things that still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders {\cf2\super [3]} in every town.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:32

These men served by singing at the Holy Tent. [53] The Holy Tent is also called the Meeting Tent. And these men served until Solomon built the Lord’s temple [54] in Jerusalem. They served by following the rules given to them for their work.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

The Teacher was very wise. He used his wisdom to teach the people. The Teacher very carefully studied and arranged {\cf2\super [48]} many wise teachings.

Isaiah 44:7

There is no other God like me. If there is, then that god should speak now. That god should come and show proof that he is like me. That god should tell me what has happened since the time I made these ancient people. That god should give signs to show that he knows what will happen in the future.

Leviticus 14:42

Then that person must put new stones in the walls. And he must cover those walls with new plaster.

Acts 11:30

They gathered the money and gave it to Barnabas and Saul. Then Barnabas and Saul brought it to the elders {\cf2\super [232]} in Judea.

Acts 14:23

Paul and Barnabas chose elders {\cf2\super [292]} for each church (group of believers). They fasted {\cf2\super [293]} and prayed for these elders. These elders were men who had trusted the Lord \{Jesus\}. So Paul and Barnabas put them in the Lord’s care.

Acts 2:11

Crete and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews. Others are converts. {\cf2\super [22]} We are from these different countries. But we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”

Acts 27:12

And that harbor (Safe Harbors) was not a good place for the ship to stay for the winter. So most of the men decided that the ship should leave there. The men hoped we could go to Phoenix. The ship could stay there for the winter. (Phoenix was a city on the island of Crete. It had a harbor that faced southwest and northwest.)

Acts 27:13

Then a good wind began to blow from the south. The men on the ship thought, “This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it!” So they pulled up the anchor. We sailed very close to the island of Crete.

Acts 27:21

The men did not eat for a long time. Then one day Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, I told you not to leave Crete. You should have listened to me. Then you would not have all this trouble and loss.

Acts 27:7

We sailed slowly for many days. It was hard for us to reach the city of Cnidus because the wind was blowing against us. We could not go any farther that way. So we sailed by the south side of the island of Crete near Salmone.

1 Corinthians 11:34

If a person is \{too\} hungry to wait, then he should eat at home. Do this so that your meeting together will not bring God’s judgment on you. I will tell you what to do about the other things when I come.

1 Corinthians 14:40

But everything should be done in a way that is right and orderly.

1 Corinthians 4:17

That is why I am sending Timothy to you. He is my son in the Lord. I love Timothy, and he is faithful. He will help you remember the way I live in Christ Jesus. That way of life is what I teach in all the churches everywhere.

Colossians 2:5

I am not there with you, but my heart is with you. I am happy to see your good lives and your strong faith in Christ.

1 Timothy 1:3

I want you to stay in Ephesus. I asked you to do that when I went into Macedonia. Some people there in Ephesus are teaching false things. Stay there so that you can command those people not to teach those false things.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have heard the things that I have taught. Many other people heard those things too. You should teach those same things. Give those teachings to some people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach those things to other people.

Titus 1:12

Even one of their own prophets (teachers) \{from Crete\} said, “Cretan people are always liars. They are evil animals and lazy people who do nothing but eat.”