Titus 1:5,12
Titus 1:5-9 The Message (MSG)
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.
Titus 1:10-16 The Message (MSG)
For there are a lot of rebels out there, full of loose, confusing, and deceiving talk. Those who were brought up religious and ought to know better are the worst. They’ve got to be shut up. They’re disrupting entire families with their teaching, and all for the sake of a fast buck. One of their own prophets said it best: The Cretans are liars from the womb, barking dogs, lazy bellies. He certainly spoke the truth. Get on them right away. Stop that diseased talk of Jewish make-believe and made-up rules so they can recover a robust faith. Everything is clean to the clean-minded; nothing is clean to dirty-minded unbelievers. They leave their dirty fingerprints on every thought and act. They say they know God, but their actions speak louder than their words. They’re real creeps, disobedient good-for-nothings.
Titus 1:5 King James Version (KJV)
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
Titus 1:12 King James Version (KJV)
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Titus 1:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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
Titus 1:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Titus 1:5 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Titus 1:12 New Century Version (NCV)
Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, evil animals, and lazy people who do nothing but eat.”
Titus 1:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
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
Titus 1:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.
Titus 1:5 New International Version (NIV)
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.
Titus 1:12 New International Version (NIV)
One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”
Titus 1:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
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
Titus 1:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Titus 1:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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
Titus 1:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Titus 1:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
Titus 1:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
Even one of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, “The people of Crete are all liars, cruel animals, and lazy gluttons.”
Titus 1:5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
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.
Titus 1:12 The Passion Translation (TPT)
A certain one of them, one of their own prophets, said, “Those Cretans are nothing but liars, worthless beasts, and lazy gluttons.”