Titus 1:8

Rather, the Mashgiach Ruchani must be one who practices hachnosas orchim (hospitality), an ohev es haTov (a lover of the good), having seichel, a tzaddik, kadosh (holy), with shlitah atzmi (self-control),

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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 it is necessary for the congregational Mashgiach Ruchani to be without reproach as Hashemʼs mefake'ach al Beis Hashem (steward or supervisor of the House of G-d), not a ba'al gaavah (a haughty person), not quick in ka'as (anger), not a shikkor (drunkard) given to much wine, not violent, not a gelt-loving kamtzan (miser).

9Devoted to the faithful hatafah (preaching) of the Besuras HaGeulah, adequate for hora'ah (teaching) that exhorts to + 1:9 Moshiachʼs orthodox Jewish doctrine and for refuting and exposing with conviction the ones speaking against it.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Sha'ul, that the nefesh Yonatan was kashur (tied together) with the nefesh Dovid, and Yonatan loved him as his own nefesh.

1 Kings 5:7And these Nitzavim + 5:7 al kol Yisroel, see 4:7-19 provided for HaMelech Sh'lomo, and for all that came near unto Shulchan HaMelech Sh'lomo, every ish in his chodesh; they lacked nothing.

Amos 5:15Hate the rah, and love the tov, 1 and establish mishpat in the sha'ar; 1 it may be that Hashem Elohei Tzava'os 1 will be gracious unto the she'erit Yosef.

1 Thessalonians 2:10You were edim (witnesses) and so is Hashem, with what kedushah and tzedek and tamim manner of shomer masoret we acted toward you ma'aminim b'Moshiach,

1 Timothy 4:12Let no one regard with contempt your tza'irut (youth), but become a mofet (example) for the ma'aminim + 4:12 in Moshiach in loshon (speech), in hitnahagut (conduct), in ahavah, in emunah, and in lev tahor.

2 Timothy 2:22But flee from the ta'avot hane'urim (lusts of youth) + 2:22 Ps 25:7 and pursue tzedek, emunah, ahavah, and shalom with the ones calling on Adoneinu out of a lev tahor.

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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