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—
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,
Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care.
But all things should be done decently and in order.
and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.
And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order.
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