1 Timothy 3:2

Now then, it is obligatory for the overseer to be above reproach, a one woman man, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, good at teaching,

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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

1Here is a trustworthy word: if a man aspires to the position of overseer, he desires a good work.

3not a drinker, not a bully, not corrupt [financially], but gentle, peaceful, not greedy;

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Cross References

Romans 12:13distributing to the needs of the saints; practicing hospitality.

1 Timothy 3:10But let these also first be tested; then, if they are blameless, let them serve as deacons.

1 Timothy 5:9No widow should be enrolled unless she is at least sixty, a one man wife,

Titus 1:6—if a man is blameless, a one-woman man, having children who believe and who are not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient.

Hebrews 3:14For we have become associates of the Christ, if, that is, we hold fast the beginning of the Endeavor firm to 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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