Titus 1:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ At ·the right [the appointed; his own] time God ·let the world know about that life [^Lrevealed/manifested his word/message] through preaching. He ·trusted [entrusted] me with that work by the command of God our Savior.

⁴ To Titus [2 Cor. 2:13; 7:6; 8:16; Gal. 2:1–3], my ·true [genuine] child in the faith we share:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus’ Work in Crete

⁵ I left you in Crete [^Can island in the Mediterranean southeast of Greece] so you could ·finish doing [organize; straighten out] the things that still needed to be done and so you could appoint elders in every ·town [city], as I directed you.