1 Timothy 3:2 KJV
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
1 Timothy 3:2, King James Version
In context
1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Cross-references
- Titus 1:6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
- 2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
- Romans 12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
- 1 Timothy 5:9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,
- 1 Peter 4:9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.