Titus 1:5
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:
Cross-reference
Titus 1:7
Parallel
Titus 1:7 lists qualifications for the elders Titus is to appoint in verse 5, continuing the same context.
Acts 14:23
Parallel
Acts 14:23 describes Paul himself appointing elders in every church—the same practice Titus is now instructed to continue.
1 Timothy 1:3
Parallel
In 1 Timothy 1:3, Paul similarly leaves Timothy in Ephesus to address false teaching—a parallel apostolic commission.
1 Timothy 5:22
Parallel
1 Timothy 5:22 warns against hasty ordination; same caution applies as Titus appoints elders.
1 Peter 5:1
Parallel
In 1 Peter 5:1, Peter as a fellow elder exhorts elders — adding apostolic authority to the office Paul establishes.