Titus 1:8

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,

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In The King James Version

But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

In Context

7For a bishop must be without reproach, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

9holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

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Cross References

Amos 5:15Hate ye evil, and love good, And establish justice in the gate; It may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will have pity upon the remnant of Joseph.

1 Thessalonians 2:10Ye are witnesses, and so is God, how holily, and righteously, and unblamably we conducted ourselves toward you that believe;

1 Timothy 4:12Let no one despise thy youth, but become an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in faith, in purity.

2 Timothy 2:22But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:7-16

The Qualifications of a Bishop; The Necessity of Sharp Reproof. ( a. d. 66.) 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort… Read the whole commentary →

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