That was not a major problem, however, because spiritual “older men ” were appointed in each of the local congregations on Crete, as elsewhere.
لِنَأْخُذْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْمِثَالِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةَ فِي جَزِيرَةِ كِرِيتَ .‏