Titus 1:7

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Titus 1:7

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Summary

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;

A bishop

Titus 1:5

Philippians 1:1

1 Timothy 3:1

As

Not selfwilled

Genesis 49:6

2 Peter 2:10

Not soon

James 1:19

Not given to wine

Not given to filthy

Isaiah 56:10

1 Timothy 3:3

1 Peter 5:2

General references

Leviticus 14:42

Ezekiel 44:9

1 Timothy 5:23

Bible References

A bishop

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou should correct that which is lacking and set in place elders in every city, as I had commanded thee:

Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

The Word is faithful, If anyone desires the office of a bishop, , he desires a difficult ministry.

As

Who then is the faithful and prudent slave, whom his lord has made ruler over his household to give them food in due season?

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 food in due season?

Let us reckon men as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Let each one according to the gift that he has received, administer it unto the others, as a good steward of the diverse graces of God.

Not selfwilled

Let my soul not enter into their secret; nor let my honour join their assembly; for in their anger they slew a man, and in their own will they dug down a wall.

and chiefly those that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise dominion; presumptuous, arrogant, they are not afraid to speak evil of the higher powers;

Not soon

He that is soon angry shall deal foolishly, and the man of wicked devices shall be hated.

A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he that is slow to anger appeases strife.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.

Do not be hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Not given to wine

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of honesty;

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee when ye go into the tabernacle of the testimony, lest ye die; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations;

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor is beer for princes

But 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.

Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, or much more excellent.

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

And be not drunk with wine, in which there is excess, but be filled with the Spirit,

not given to wine, not hurtful, not greedy of dishonest gain, but gentle, not contentious, not covetous;

Not given to filthy

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs; they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, they love to slumber.

not given to wine, not hurtful, not greedy of dishonest gain, but gentle, not contentious, not covetous;

Feed the flock of God which is among you, caring for her, not by force, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with willing desire;

General references

and they shall take other stones and put them in the place of the stones that were removed; and he shall take other mortar and shall plaster the house.

Thus hath the Lord GOD said; No son of a stranger, uncircumcised in heart nor uncircumcised in flesh shall enter into my sanctuary, of any sons of strangers that are among the sons of Israel.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.