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For a bishopx must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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1 Tim. 3:2• ²A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (1 Tim. 3:2)

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a bishop.

Titus 1:5• ⁵For 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: (Titus 1:5)

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Phil. 1:1• ¹Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: (Phil. 1:1)

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1 Tim. 3:1,2‑13• ¹This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
²A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
³Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
⁴One 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 shall he take care of the church of God?)
⁶Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
⁷Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
⁸Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
⁹Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
¹⁰And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
¹¹Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
¹²Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
¹³For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 3:1,2‑13)

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Matt. 24:45• ⁴⁵Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? (Matt. 24:45)

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Luke 12:42• ⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? (Luke 12:42)

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1 Cor. 4:1‑2• ¹Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
²Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. (1 Cor. 4:1‑2)

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1 Peter 4:10• ¹⁰As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (1 Peter 4:10)

not selfwilled.

Gen. 49:6• ⁶O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. (Gen. 49:6)

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2 Peter 2:10• ¹⁰But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. (2 Peter 2:10)

not soon.

Prov. 14:17• ¹⁷He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. (Prov. 14:17)

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Prov. 15:18• ¹⁸A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. (Prov. 15:18)

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Prov. 16:32• ³²He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. (Prov. 16:32)

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Eccl. 7:9• ⁹Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. (Eccl. 7:9)

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James 1:19‑20• ¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
²⁰For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. (James 1:19‑20)

not given to wine.

Titus 2:3• ³The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; (Titus 2:3)

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Lev. 10:9• ⁹Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: (Lev. 10:9)

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Prov. 31:4‑5• ⁴It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
⁵Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. (Prov. 31:4‑5)

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Isa. 28:7• ⁷But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. (Isa. 28:7)

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Isa. 56:12• ¹²Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. (Isa. 56:12)

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Ezek. 44:21• ²¹Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. (Ezek. 44:21)

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Eph. 5:18• ¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; (Eph. 5:18)

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1 Tim. 3:3• ³Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; (1 Tim. 3:3)

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2 Tim. 2:24‑25• ²⁴And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
²⁵In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (2 Tim. 2:24‑25)

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not given to filthy.

Isa. 56:10‑11• ¹⁰His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
¹¹Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. (Isa. 56:10‑11)

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1 Tim. 3:3,8• ³Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
⁸Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; (1 Tim. 3:3,8)

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1 Peter 5:2• ²Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; (1 Peter 5:2)

• The elder is expressive of the dignity of the person derived from the respect due to age; not that the elder must needs be an aged man, but one of experience. Thus the title was derived and applied even if there was no great age, where suitability for the position existed. The bishop, or overseer, expresses rather the nature of the office, which was to take account morally of the saints, and to maintain godly order. Oversight in short was the constant duty privately and publicly. (“On Titus 1:7-9” by W. Kelly)

• he must act as God's steward, manifestly identified with the interests of His house. This would give seriousness of purpose, as it supposes moral courage with men and dependence on God and His word. (“On Titus 1:7-9” by W. Kelly)

• One can then be lowly and patient, but uncompromising. Again, he must be "not soon angry" or passionate. Scarce anything enfeebles authority more than proneness to the explosions of anger. The weight of a rebuke, however just it might be, is apt to be lost when a man is overcome with passion. Calmness gives weight and force to a needed rebuke. (“On Titus 1:7-9” by W. Kelly)

• The overseer must be no brawler. If this refers rather to spirit and words, the next goes further down; he is to be "no striker." Here there is a still less seemly violence, the one very naturally leading to the other. (“On Titus 1:7-9” by W. Kelly)

• It may perhaps occasion surprise that the absence of gross misconduct should have a place here; but the assemblies were more simple than people think, and the persons of whom they were composed had but recently come out from the most deplorable habits. (“Titus 1” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the overseer must be free from all charge against him as God’s steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;

W. Kelly Translation

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For the overseera must be blamelessb, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not passionate, not quarrelsomec, not a striker, not a seeker of base lucre;

WK Translation Notes

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a

Or, "bishop."

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Or, "free from accusation."

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Lit., "remaining over wine."