Titus 1:5 (GNV)

Passage

For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

Nearby Context

Titus 1:3 But hath made his worde manifest in due time through the preaching, which is committed vnto me, according to the commandement of God our Sauiour:

Titus 1:4 To Titus my naturall sonne according to the common faith, Grace, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour.

Titus 1:5 For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

Titus 1:6 If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

Titus 1:7 For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "left", "thee", "creta", "thou", "shouldest", "continue", and "redresse". 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 naturall sonne according to..." into verse 6's "If any be vnreproueable the husband of...", 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.