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OET (OET-LV) For/Because_reason_of this, I_left_ you _behind in Kraʸtaʸ, in_order_that you_may_set_in_order the things lacking, and may_appoint elders in /every/_city as I directed to_you,
OET (OET-RV) The reason that I asked you to stay behind in Crete was so that you would find what needed to be reorganised and so that you would appoint elders in every city just as I had directed you.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal
τούτου χάριν
this for_reason_of
The phrase For this purpose introduces the goal that Paul wanted to accomplish when he left Titus in Crete (to ordain elders in the church). Use a phrase in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose. Alternate translation: “This is why”
ἀπέλιπόν σε ἐν Κρήτῃ
˱I˲_left_behind you in Crete
Alternate translation: “I told you to stay in Crete”
ἵνα τὰ λείποντα ἐπιδιορθώσῃ
in_order_that the_‹things› lacking ˱you˲_/may/_set_in_order
Alternate translation: “so that you would finish arranging things that needed to be done”
καταστήσῃς & πρεσβυτέρους
/may/_appoint & elders
Alternate translation: “appoint elders” or “designate elders”
1:5 Crete was located in the Mediterranean, south of the Aegean Sea. It was an important location for travel and trade by sea, so it had a mix of influences, including a Jewish population. Some from Crete had been at Pentecost (Acts 2:11), but this letter seems to deal with an infant church.
• elders in each town: There may have been more than one house church in a given town and possibly more than one elder in a given house church. Clearly, there were churches in at least two towns and the leadership was specific to each town.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because_reason_of this, I_left_ you _behind in Kraʸtaʸ, in_order_that you_may_set_in_order the things lacking, and may_appoint elders in /every/_city as I directed to_you,
OET (OET-RV) The reason that I asked you to stay behind in Crete was so that you would find what needed to be reorganised and so that you would appoint elders in every city just as I had directed you.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and English gloss (7th line) are all thanks to the SR-GNT.