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Titus 1:6

If someone is-being without-call-in/charge/indictment, [a] man of{one woman}, having believing/faithful offsprings, not in to{accusation} of{un-wholeness} or unset-under/un-subject/insubordinate,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

In Context

5In-favor-of of{the-same}, I-leave-behind you in to{Crete} in-which-place you-may-straighten-self-through-upon the[neuter plural] quitting/forsaking/abandoning and may-stand/set-down elders according-to city [i.e. city by city] as I set-self-through to{you}.

7for it-is-necessitating the watch-upon-er/overseer/supervisor to-be-being without-call-in/charge/indictment as house-legislator of{God}, not self-appraising/conceited/haughty/arrogant, not wrathful, not beside-wine-ous, not [a] brawler, not shameful[i.e. ill-gotten/greedy/sordid/dishonest]-gain-eous,

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Cross References

Luke 1:5It-becomes in to{the days} of{Herod, the king} of{the Judea} [a] consecrated[i.e. priest], who to{name}, "Zechariah," out of{upon-day-ia[translit. "ephemeral," i.e. a shift]} [of-]Abijah, and the woman of{same}, out of{the daughters} [of-]Aaron, and the name of{same}, "Elizabeth."

Matthew Henry on Titus 1:6

Ordination of Elders. ( a. d. 66.) 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: Here is the end expressed, I. More generally: For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting. This was the business of evangelists (in which office Titus was), to water where the apostles had planted ( 1 Cor. iii. 6 ), furthering and finishing what they had begun; so much… Read the whole commentary →

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