The bishop (τον επισκοπον). The overseer. Old word, in LXX, and inscriptions and papyri. Deissmann (Bible Studies, pp. 230f…

A bishop. A minister of religion, according to the preceding remarks, who has the charge or oversight of any Christian church. The referen…

A bishop then must be blameless.—Now follow the various social and moral characteristics of the appointed and re…

For the church organization that we know in the NT, it is apparent that churches had several overseers . The older translation of “overseer” (GK 21…

A bishop, therefore, must be blameless. The particle therefore confirms the explanation I have given; for, on account of the dign…

A bishop then must be blameless
Or "an elder", as the Syriac version renders it; not that it can be expected that su…

If a man desired the pastoral office, and from love to Christ and the souls of men, was ready to deny himself and undergo hardships by devoting him…

1. Previously, the Apostle instructed Timothy on matters concerning the true faith and the worship of God. Here, he discu es the appointment…