1 Timothy 3:2 BSB — MannaFest

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

BSB

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ASV

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

KJV

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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Commentary

4 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Epistle 63 (397)

And the Apostle has established a law, saying: "If any man be without reproach the husband of one wife." So then he who is without blame the husband of one wife comes within the rule for undertaking the priestly office; he, however, who has married again has no guilt of pollution, but is disqualified for the priestly prerogative.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

A bishop then must be blameless,.... Or "an elder", as the Syriac version renders it; not that it can be expected that such an one should be entirely free from sin, or be blameless in the sight of God; but that he should be one, who is so before men, and has not been guilty of any notorious and flagitious crime; and particularly, is not chargeable with the vices hereafter mentioned or hinted at. So the priests under the law were to be without blemish, even in their bodies, Lev 21:17 to which the apostle may here allude.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

A bishop - Or pastor of a congregation. Must be blameless - Without fault or just suspicion. The husband of one wife - This neither means that a bishop must be married, nor that he may not marry a second wife; which it is just as lawful for him to do as to marry a first, and may in some cases be his bounden duty.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A bishop then must be blameless - Our term bishop comes from the Anglo-Saxon, which is a mere corruption of the Greek επισκοπος, and the Latin episcopus; the former being compounded of επι, over, and σκεπτομαι, to look or inspect, signifies one who has the inspection or oversight of a place, persons, or business; what we commonly term a superintendent.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
δεῖ	dei	It behooves	G1163 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἐπίσκοπον	episkopon	overseer	G1985 →
ἀνεπίλημπτον	anepilēmpton	above reproach	G423 →
εἶναι,	einai	to be,	G1511 →
μιᾶς	mias	of one	G1520 →
γυναικὸς	gunaikos	wife	G1135 →
ἄνδρα,	andra	[the] husband,	G435 →
νηφάλιον,	nēphalion	sober,	G3524 →
σώφρονα,	sōphrona	self-controlled,	G4998 →
κόσμιον,	kosmion	respectable,	G2887 →
φιλόξενον,	philoxenon	hospitable,	G5382 →
διδακτικόν,	didaktikon	able to teach,	G1317 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 12:13
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 9:12
  For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
- 1 John 3:17
  If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Galatians 6:10
  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
Through
2 Timothy 2:24
And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
leads to
- Titus 3:2
  to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
- James 1:19–20
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Titus 1:7
  As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.