Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Bishop
Blameless
The husband
Vigilant
Apt
General references
Bible References
Bishop
Titus 1:6
if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
Blameless
1 Timothy 3:10
And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.
Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
Philippians 2:15
that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
The husband
1 Timothy 4:3
who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 5:9
Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband,
Hebrews 3:14
For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
Vigilant
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Given
Romans 12:13
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Titus 1:8
but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
1 Peter 4:9
Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
Apt
2 Timothy 2:24
And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
General references
1 Timothy 3:12
Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.