1 Timothy 3:2

Therefore the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Text-Critical English NT

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

1This saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.

3not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain, but gentle, not contentious, and not a lover of money.

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Cross References

Romans 12:13Contribute to the needs of the saints, and pursue hospitality.

1 Timothy 3:10They must first be tested; if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.

1 Timothy 5:9A widow may be put on the list to receive support if she is at least sixty years old, has been the wife of one husband,

Titus 1:6An elder must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not rebellious and cannot be accused of debauchery.

Hebrews 3:14For we have come to share in Christ, but only if we hold our original confidence 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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