Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
Not selfwilled
Not given to wine
Not given to filthy
General references
Bible References
A bishop
Titus 1:5
The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town:
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus:
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons.
To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,
1 Timothy 3:1
This saying is trustworthy: “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work.”
As
Matthew 24:45 “Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?
Luke 12:42
The Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?
1 Corinthians 4:1
A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of God’s mysteries.
1 Peter 4:10
Based on the gift each one has received, use it to serve others, as good managers of the varied grace of God.
Not selfwilled
Genesis 49:6 May I never enter their council;
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
2 Peter 2:10
especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;
Not soon
Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
and a man who schemes is hated.
and a man who schemes is hated.
Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict,
but a man slow to anger calms strife.
but a man slow to anger
Proverbs 16:32 Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper, than capturing a city.
and controlling one’s temper,
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Don’t let your spirit rush to be angry,
for anger abides in the heart of fools.
for anger abides in the heart of fools.
James 1:19
My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Not given to wine
Titus 2:3
In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine. They are to teach what is good,
Leviticus 10:9
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.
it is not for kings
or for rulers to desire beer.
Isaiah 28:7 These also stagger because of wine
and stumble under the influence of beer:
priest and prophet stagger because of beer,
they are confused by wine.
They stumble because of beer,
they are muddled in their visions,
they stumble in their judgments.
and stumble under the influence of beer:
priest and prophet stagger because of beer,
they are confused by wine.
They stumble because of beer,
they are muddled in their visions,
they stumble in their judgments.
Isaiah 56:12 “Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”
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let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”
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Ezekiel 44:21
No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.
Ephesians 5:18
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy—
Not given to filthy
Isaiah 56:10 Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them,
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy—
1 Peter 5:2
Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;
General references
Leviticus 14:42
Then they must take different stones to replace the former ones and take additional plaster to replaster the house.
Ezekiel 44:9
“This is what the Lord God says: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, may enter My sanctuary, not even a foreigner who is among the Israelites.
1 Timothy 5:23
Don’t continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.