1 Timothy 3:2
The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching;
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
3no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money- lover;
Cross References
Romans 12:13Be liberal to needy saints. Practise hospitality.
1 Timothy 3:10They should first be tested, and after that, if they are found irreproachable, let them serve as deacons.
1 Timothy 5:9A widow, to be placed upon the list, must be not less than sixty years old, and one who has been the wife of but one husband.
Titus 1:6men who are blameless, the husband of one wife, with believing children who are not accused of riot or insubordination.
Hebrews 3:14For we are become comrades of the Christ, if we hold our first title deed firm until the very 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 →