 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well...  The White Dwarf: A London Weekly Publication - Page 1711817Full view - About this book
 | Robert Eldredge, Sr. - 2002 - 188 lehte
...following letters written by the apostle Paul to the churches. 1 Timothy 3:2-7 "A BISHOP [episkopos] then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy, of filthy... | |
 | Bonnie Sue Lewis - 2003 - 318 lehte
...elders and deacons (those chosen to serve as the compassionate arm of the leadership) were admonished to be "blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of f1lthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well... | |
 | Don Maddox - 2003 - 182 lehte
...is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; %Tot given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;... | |
 | Ronald Shultz - 2003 - 214 lehte
...oppression. The world needs you and the Lord has called you. Will you answer His call? 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; If there is still any doubt that a woman was not meant to pastor, this verse should end the discussion... | |
 | Betty Miller - 2003 - 92 lehte
...disqualify those who have been married before from ever becoming an elder or bishop. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach. The reason for the specification of "one wife" here was that in Christ's day some were still practicing... | |
 | Montell Jackson - 2003 - 206 lehte
...have more than one wife since it was written in the Holy Scripture as so. 1 Timothy 3:2 A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of ONE WIFE, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach. "The number of wives, concubines and Muslim devotes that... | |
 | Barbara Perrier - 2003 - 262 lehte
...show them how much I love them all. Like in First Timothy 3:2 How did it go? Oh Yeah, "A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach." "Oh God please hear my plea, let me be the husband and... | |
 | Charles Agyin-Asare - 2004 - 122 lehte
...who are of the day, be sober...**9 viii) Paul commands church officers not to drink. "A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine* no striker... Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongue, not given to much wine, not greedy... | |
 | John Talbot - 2005 - 48 lehte
...bishops. One condoned polygamy, the other not. Colenso, being a bishop, was not polygamous. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well... | |
 | Joanne Holstein, Kathy McFarland - 2004 - 390 lehte
...This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well... | |
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