1 Timothy 3:2

It is needful, then, for, the overseer, to be irreproachable, a husband, of one wife, sober, of sound mind, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

1If anyone, for oversight, is eager, a noble work, doth he covet:—

3Not given to wine, not ready to wound, but considerate, averse to contention, not fond of money,

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Cross References

Isaiah 56:10His watchmen, are blind None of them, know, All of them, are dumb dogs, they cannot bark,—Dreaming, sleeping, loving to slumber.

Romans 12:13With the needs of the saints, having fellowship,—hospitality, pursuing.

1 Timothy 3:10But let, these also, be proved first, then, let them be ministering, being, unaccusable:

1 Timothy 5:9Let, a widow, be put on the list—having become, not less than sixty years old, one man’s, wife,

Titus 1:6If anyone is unaccusable, a husband of, one wife, having children that believe, who are not charged with riotous excess, nor insubordinate;

Hebrews 3:14For, partners of the Christ, have we become,—if, at least, the beginning of the confidence, throughout, firm, we hold fast:

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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