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{1 Timothy 3:2} A bishop 1985 then 3767 must 1163 z5748 be 1511 z5750 blameless, 423 the husband 435 of one 3391 wife, 1135 vigilant, 3524 sober, 4998 of good behaviour, 2887 given to hospitality, 5382 apt to teach; 1317
bishop:
"If anyª beª° blameless,ª the husbandª of oneª wife,ª havingª° faithfulª childrenª notª accusedªª of riotª orª unruly.ª ... Holding fastª° the¹ faithfulª wordª as² he hath been taught,ª¹ thatª he may beª° ableª byª soundª° doctrineª bothª to exhortª° andª to convinceª° the¹ gainsayers.ª°" {Tts 1:6-9}
blameless:
"And²¹ let²° theseª also²¹ firstª be proved;ª° thenª let them use the office of a deacon,ª° beingª° [found] blameless.ª" {1Tm 3:10} + "Andª they wereª° bothª righteousª beforeª God,ª walkingª° inª allª the¹ commandmentsª andª ordinancesª of the¹ Lordª blameless.ª" {Lke 1:6} + "Thatª ye may beª° blamelessª andª harmless,ª the sonsª of God,ª without rebuke,ª inª the midstª of a crookedª andª perverseª° nation,ª amongª whomª ye shineª° asª lightsª inª the world;ª" {Php 2:15}
the husband:
"Forbiddingª° to marry,ª° [and commanding] to abstain¹ from²° meats,ª whichª Godª hath createdª° to² be receivedª¹ withª thanksgivingª of them which believeª andª knowª° the¹ truth.ª" {1Tm 4:3} + "Let²° notª a widowª be taken into the numberª° underª threescoreª years¹ old,² having beenª° the wifeª of oneª man,ª" {1Tm 5:9} + "Forª we are madeª° partakersª of Christ,ª ifªª we holdª° the¹ beginningª of our confidenceª stedfastª untoª the end;ª" {Hbr 3:14}
vigilant:
"His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª°" {Isa 56:10} + "Butª the¹ endª of all thingsª is at hand:ª° be ye²° therefore² sober,ª°¹ andª watchª° untoª prayer.ª" {1Pe 4:7} + "Be sober,ª° be vigilant;ª° becauseª yourª adversaryª the devil,ª asª a roaringª° lion,ª walketh about,ª° seekingª° whomª he may devour:ª°" {1Pe 5:8}
of good behaviour:
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given:
"Distributingª° to the¹ necessityª of saints;ª given²° to¹ hospitality.ª" {Rom 12:13} + "Butª a lover of hospitality,ª a lover of good men,ª sober,ª just,ª holy,ª temperate;ª" {Tts 1:8} + "Be²° not² forgetfulª°¹ to entertain strangers:ª forª therebyªª someª have entertainedª° angelsª unawares.ª°" {Hbr 13:2} + "Use hospitalityª one to anotherªª withoutª grudging.ª" {1Pe 4:9}
apt:
"Andª the servantª of the Lordª mustª° notª strive;ª° butª beª° gentleª untoª allª [men], apt to teach,ª patient,ª" {2Tm 2:24}

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