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Titus 1:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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• ²The overseer therefore must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, temperate, sober, orderly, hospitable, apt to teach, (1 Tim. 3:2)

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a bishop.

Titus 1:5• ⁵For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest order further the things wanting, and appoint elders city by city, as I directed thee. (Titus 1:5)

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Phil. 1:1• ¹Paul and Timothy, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi with overseers and deacons. (Phil. 1:1)

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1 Tim. 3:1,2‑13• ¹Faithful [is] the word: if anyone is eager for oversight, he is desirous of a good work.
²The overseer therefore must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, temperate, sober, orderly, hospitable, apt to teach,
³not given to wine, no striker, but gentle, not contentious, not fond of money,
⁴one that ruleth well his own house, having children in subjection with all gravity,
⁵(but if one knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he care for God's assembly?),
⁶not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the devil's charge .
⁷But he must also have good testimony from those without, lest he fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
⁸Deacons likewise [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
⁹holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
¹⁰And let these also be first proved, then let them serve as deacons, being blameless.
¹¹Women likewise [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
¹²Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well;
¹³for those that have served well as deacons gain for themselves a good degree, and great boldness in faith that is in Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 3:1,2‑13)

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Matt. 24:45• ⁴⁵Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord set over his household, to give them their food in due season? (Matt. 24:45)

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Luke 12:42• ⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household to give the measure of corn in season? (Luke 12:42)

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1 Cor. 4:1‑2• ¹So let a man account of us, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.
²Here a moreover it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful, (1 Cor. 4:1‑2)

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1 Peter 4:10• ¹⁰according as each received a gift, ministering it toward each other as good stewards of God's various grace: (1 Peter 4:10)

not selfwilled.

Gen. 49:6• (Gen. 49:6)

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2 Peter 2:10• ¹⁰and especially those that walk after flesh in lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not speaking railingly of dignities, (2 Peter 2:10)

not soon.

Prov. 14:17• (Prov. 14:17)

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Prov. 15:18• (Prov. 15:18)

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Prov. 16:32• (Prov. 16:32)

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Eccl. 7:9• (Eccl. 7:9)

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James 1:19‑20• ¹⁹Ye know [it], my brethren beloved, but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
²⁰for man's wrath worketh not God's righteousness. (James 1:19‑20)

not given to wine.

Titus 2:3• ³that aged women likewise be in deportment reverent, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good; (Titus 2:3)

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Lev. 10:9• (Lev. 10:9)

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Prov. 31:4‑5• (Prov. 31:4‑5)

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Isa. 28:7• (Isa. 28:7)

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Isa. 56:12• (Isa. 56:12)

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Ezek. 44:21• (Ezek. 44:21)

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Eph. 5:18• ¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled with [the] Spirit, (Eph. 5:18)

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1 Tim. 3:3• ³not given to wine, no striker, but gentle, not contentious, not fond of money, (1 Tim. 3:3)

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2 Tim. 2:24‑25• ²⁴And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
²⁵in meekness instructing those that oppose, if haply God may give them repentance unto acknowledgment of truth, (2 Tim. 2:24‑25)

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2 Tim. 2• (2 Tim. 2)

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not given to filthy.

Isa. 56:10‑11• (Isa. 56:10‑11)

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1 Tim. 3:3,8• ³not given to wine, no striker, but gentle, not contentious, not fond of money,
⁸Deacons likewise [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain, (1 Tim. 3:3,8)

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1 Peter 5:2• ²Tend the flock of God that [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity but willingly, not for base gain, but readily, (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."