1 Timothy 3:2

The supervisor should be of blameless character; a faithful partner; living a temperate, discreet, and well-ordered life; hospitable, and a skillful teacher,

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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

1How true is this saying: ‘To aspire to be a supervisor in the church is to be ambitious for a noble task.’

3not addicted to drink or brawling, but of a forbearing and peaceable disposition, and not a lover of money;

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Cross References

Romans 12:13relieving the wants of Christ’s people; devoted to hospitality.

1 Timothy 3:10They should be tested first, and only appointed to their office if no objection is raised against them.

1 Timothy 5:9A widow, when her name is added to the list, should not be less than sixty years old; she should have been a faithful wife,

Titus 1:6They are to be of irreproachable character, faithful to their partners, whose children are believers in Christ and have never been open to the charge of being wild or unruly.

Hebrews 3:14For we now all share in the Christ, if indeed we retain, unshaken to the end, the confidence that we had at the first.

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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