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The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
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A Life Above Reproach
Commentators agree that the primary qualification for a church leader is to be "blameless." This does not mean being sinless, but rather living a life of such integrity that no credible accusation of immorality or false doctrine can be brought against them. Their character must be respectable to both those inside and outside the church, ensuring their leadership is not undermined.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A bishop. A minister of religion, according to the preceding remarks, who has the charge or oversight of any Christian church. The referen…
The bishop (τον επισκοπον). The overseer. Old word, in LXX, and inscriptions and papyri. Deissmann (Bible Studies, pp. 230f…
19th Century
Anglican
A bishop then must be blameless.—Now follow the various social and moral characteristics of the appointed and re…
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For the church organization that we know in the NT, it is apparent that churches had several overseers (). The older translation of “overseer” (GK …
16th Century
Protestant
A bishop, therefore, must be blameless. The particle therefore confirms the explanation I have given; for, on account of the dign…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A bishop then must be blameless Or "an elder", as the Syriac version renders it; not that it can be expected that su…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle instructed Timothy on matters concerning the true faith and the worship of God. Here, he discusses the appointmen…
