Titus 1:7

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

For {G1063} a bishop {G1985} must {G1163} be {G1511} blameless {G410}, as {G5613} the steward {G3623} of God {G2316}; not {G3361} selfwilled {G829}, not {G3361} soon angry {G3711}, not {G3361} given to wine {G3943}, no {G3361} striker {G4131}, not {G3361} given to filthy lucre {G146};

For an overseer, as someone entrusted with God’s affairs, must be blameless — he must not be self-willed or quick-tempered, he must not drink excessively, get into fights or be greedy for dishonest gain.

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

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Cross-References

  • 2 Peter 2:10 (8 votes)

    ¶ But 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.

  • Ephesians 5:18 (8 votes)

    And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  • 1 Peter 5:2 (7 votes)

    Feed 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;

  • James 1:19 (5 votes)

    ¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  • James 1:20 (5 votes)

    For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

  • 1 Peter 4:10 (5 votes)

    As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

  • Luke 12:42 (5 votes)

    And 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?