1 Timothy 3:2

It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

In Context

1A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

3Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but

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Cross References

Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are all blind, they are all ignorant: dumb dogs not able to bark, seeing vain things, sleeping and loving dreams.

Romans 12:13Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality.

1 Timothy 3:10And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime.

1 Timothy 5:9Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.

Titus 1:6If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.

Hebrews 3:14For we are made partakers of Christ: yet so, if we hold the beginning of his substance firm unto the end.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:2-8

Duties of Bishops and Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how… Read the whole commentary →

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