Titus 1:5 (DRB)

Passage

For this cause I left thee in Crete: that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

Nearby Context

Titus 1:3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

Titus 1:4 To Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith, grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.

Titus 1:5 For this cause I left thee in Crete: that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:

Titus 1:6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly.

Titus 1:7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "left", "thee", "crete", "thou", "shouldest", "order", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cause" and "left", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "To Titus my beloved son according to..." into verse 6's "If any be without crime the husband...", so "cause" and "left" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cause" and "left" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.