3Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but
3Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but
1 A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,
3 Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.
5 But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
3:3not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
3:3no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
3:3not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,
3:3no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous;
3:3not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
3:3not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;