Titus 1:5

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I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing what still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders in every town.

Cross References

Acts 14:23

They also chose elders for each church and stopped eating for a period of time to pray for them. These elders were men who had put their trust in the Lord Jesus, so Paul and Barnabas put them in his care.

1 Timothy 1:3

When I went to Macedonia, I asked you to stay in Ephesus. Some people there are teaching things that are not true, and I want you to tell them to stop.

Ecclesiastes 12:9

The Teacher was very wise. He used his wisdom to teach the people. He very carefully studied and arranged many wise teachings.

1 Corinthians 14:40

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

2 Timothy 2:2

What you have heard me teach publicly you should teach to others. Share these teachings with people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach others these same things.

1 Corinthians 11:34

If some are too hungry to wait, they 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.

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 27:12

Also, that harbor was not a good place for the ship to stay for the winter, so most of the men decided that we should leave there. They hoped we could reach Phoenix, where the ship could stay for the winter. Phoenix was a city on the island of Crete. It had a harbor that faced southwest and northwest.

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.

Acts 11:30

They gathered the money and gave it to Barnabas and Saul, who took it to the elders in Judea.

Isaiah 44:7

There is no other God like me. If there is, that god should speak now. Let him lay out everything he has done since the time I made these ancient people. Let him show me the signs he gave long ago that prove he knew what would happen in the future.

Colossians 2:5

Even though I am far away, my thoughts are always with you. I am happy to see your good lives and your strong faith in Christ.

Acts 2:11

Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. 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.”

1 Chronicles 6:32

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

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.

1 Corinthians 4:17

That is why I am sending Timothy to you. He is my son in the Lord. I love him and trust him. He will help you remember the way I live in Christ Jesus—a way of life that I teach in every meeting of the church wherever I am.

Titus 1:12

Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars. They are evil animals and lazy people who do nothing but eat.”

Leviticus 14:42

Then new stones must be put in the walls, and the walls must be covered with new plaster.