中译版圣经:

• 我从前留你在革哩底，是要你将那没有办完的事都办整齐了，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城设立长老。
• 新中译版圣经:我从前留你在革哩底，是要你将那没有办完的事都办整齐了，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城设立长老。
• 新世纪圣经:我从前留你在克里特岛，是要你办好没有办完的事，并且照我所吩咐的，在各城设立长老。
• LCC:我从前把你留你在革哩底，是因为要让你将留下未办的事都办整齐了，又照我所吩咐你的、在各城设立长老。
• TCB:我把你留在克里特，目的是要你处理那些还没有办完的事务，并且在各城市设立长老。我曾经吩咐过：
• 当代圣经:当初，我留你在克里特岛，目的是要你协助当地的教会，完成未办完的事工；并照我的指示在各城选立长老。
• CSG:我留你在克里特，是要你整顿那些尚未完成的事，并照我所吩咐你的，在各城设立长老：

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
• NRSV:I left you behind in Crete for this reason, so that you should put in order what remained to be done, and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you:
• NASV:For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
• 古老版圣经:For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
• ASV:For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
• 基础英语版圣经:I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;
• DBY:For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained [unordered], and establish elders in each city, as *I* had ordered thee:
• 标准修订版圣经:This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,
• 直译圣经95版:For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
• 直译圣经77版:For this reason I left you in Crete, that you might set in order what remains, and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
• WEB:For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
• YLT:For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• appoint [ə´pɔint]   vt.安排；委派；任命   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• straighten [´streitn]   v.弄直；矫正；整理   (高中英语单词)
• ordain [ɔ:´dein]   v.规定；颁布命令   (高中英语单词)
• unfinished [´ʌn´finiʃt]   a.未完成的，未完工的   (英语四级单词)
• defective [di´fektiv]   a.有缺陷的；有瑕疵的   (英语四级单词)
• wanting [´wɔntiŋ, wɑ:n-]   a.短缺的；不足的   (英语六级单词)
• lacking [´lækiŋ]   a.缺少的，没有的   (英语六级单词)