1 Timothy 3:2

A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

1Faithful is the saying, "If any one is eager to have the oversight of a Church, he desires a noble work."

3not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;

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Cross References

Romans 12:13Relieve the necessities of God's people; always practise hospitality.

1 Timothy 3:10And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons.

1 Timothy 5:9No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.

Titus 1:6wherever there is a man of blameless life, true to his one wife, having children who are themselves believers and are free from every reproach of profligacy or of stubborn self-will.

Hebrews 3:14For we have, all alike, become sharers with Christ, if we really hold our first 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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