1 Timothy 3:1 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Timothy 3:1

1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a¹ bishop, he desires a good work.

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

3 not¹ given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not³ covetous;

4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence

5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

6 not a¹ novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the ^asnare of the devil.

Topical Studies for 1 Timothy 3:1:

Bishop {Forerunner Commentary}
Bishop {Nave's Topical Bible}

Man {Forerunner Commentary}
Man {Nave's Topical Bible}
Man {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Work {Forerunner Commentary}
Work {Nave's Topical Bible}

Position {Forerunner Commentary}

If {Forerunner Commentary}