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I left you in charge in Crete so you could complete what I left half-done. Appoint leaders in every town according to my instructions. As you select them, ask, “Is this man well-thought-of? Is he committed to his wife? Are his children believers? Do they respect him and stay out of trouble?” It’s important that a church leader, responsible for the affairs in God’s house, be looked up to—not pushy, not short-tempered, not a drunk, not a bully, not money-hungry. He must welcome people, be helpful, wise, fair, reverent, have a good grip on himself, and have a good grip on the Message, knowing how to use the truth to either spur people on in knowledge or stop them in their tracks if they oppose it.

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

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

I left you in Crete so you could finish doing the things that still needed to be done and so you could appoint elders in every town, as I directed 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 that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, 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 reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you would set right what remains unfinished, and appoint elders in every city 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 stationed you in Crete was so that you could set things in order and complete what was left unfinished, and to raise up and appoint church elders in every city, just as I had instructed you.

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