Verse 7

For a bishop must be blamelesse, as the stewarde of God: not stubborne, not angry, not geuen to wyne, no striker, not geuen to filthie lucre:

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lorde saide: Who is a faythfull and wyse stewarde, whom his lorde shall make ruler ouer his housholde, to geue them their portion of meate in due season?
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Feede you God his flocke, whiche is committed vnto you, takyng the ouersight of them not as compelled therto, but wyllyngly, not for the desyre of fylthy lucre, but of a good mynde:
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 But chiefely them that walke after the fleshe in the lust of vncleanenesse, and despise auctoritie. Presumptious are they, and stande in their owne conceyte, whiche feare not to speake euyl of them that excell in worship.
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 As euery man hath receaued the gyft, eue so minister the same one to another, as good ministers of the manifold grace of God.
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And be not drunke with wine, wherin is excesse: but be fylled with the spirite,
  • Lev 10:9 : 9 Thou shalt not drinke wine nor strong drinke, thou nor thy sonnes that are with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye dye: Let it be a lawe for euer throughout your generations.
  • Isa 28:7 : 7 But they are out of the way by reason of wine, yea farre out of the way are they thorowe strong drinke: The priest also and the prophete are gone astray by the meanes of strong drinke, they are drunken with wine, they go amisse thorowe strong drinke, they fayle in propheciyng, and stumble in iudgement.
  • Isa 56:10-12 : 10 For his watchmen are all blynde, they haue altogether no vnderstanding, they are all dumbe dogges not beyng able to barke, they are sleepy, sluggishe are they and lye snortyng. 11 They are shamelesse dogges that be neuer satisfied: The sheepheardes also in like maner haue no vnderstandyng, but euery man turneth his owne way, euery one after his owne couetousnesse with all his power. 12 Come say they I wyll fetche wine, so shall we fyll our selues, that we may be drunken: and do to morowe lyke as to day, yea and much more.
  • Ezek 44:21 : 21 Al the priestes that go into the inmost court shal drinke no wine.
  • Matt 24:45 : 45 Who is a faythfull and wise seruaunt, whom his Lorde hath made ruler ouer his householde, to geue them meate in season.
  • Prov 14:17 : 17 An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 An angry man stirreth vp strife: but he that is patient stylleth discorde.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 A patient man is better the one strong: and he that can rule hym selfe, is more worth then he that wynneth a citie.
  • Prov 31:4-5 : 4 O Lamuel, it is not for kynges, it is not I say for kynges to drynke wine, nor princes strong drynke. 5 Lest they by drnkyng forget the lawe, and peruert the iudgement of all poore mens children.
  • Eccl 7:9 : 9 Be not hastyly angrie in thy minde: for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles.
  • Phil 1:1 : 1 Paul & Timotheus the seruauntes of Iesus Christ: To all the saintes in Christ Iesus, whiche are at Philippos, with the bisshops & deacons:
  • 1 Tim 3:1-9 : 1 This is a faithful saying: Yf a man desire ye office of a bishop, he desireth a good worke. 2 A bishop therfore must be blamelesse, the husband of one wyfe, watchyng, sober, comely apparelled, a louer of hospitalitie, apt to teache, 3 Not geuen to ouermuch wine, no striker, not greedy of fylthy lucre: but gentle, abhorryng fyghtyng, abhorryng couetousnesse: 4 One that ruleth well his owne house, hauyng chyldren in subiection, with all grauitie. 5 For yf a man knowe not to rule his owne house, howe shall he care for the Churche of God? 6 Not a young scoler, lest he, beyng puffed vp, fall into the condempnation of the deuyll. 7 He must also haue a good report of the which are without, lest he fall into the rebuke and snare of the deuyll. 8 Likewise must ye ministers be graue, not double tongued, not geuen to much wine, neither greedy of fylthy lucre: 9 Holdyng the misterie of the fayth in a pure conscience. 10 And let them first be proued, then let them minister, beyng blamelesse. 11 Euen so must their wyues be graue, not euyll speakers, sober, faythfull in all thynges. 12 Let the deacons be the husbandes of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes. 13 For they that haue ministred well, get them selues a good degree, and great libertie in the fayth whiche is in Christe Iesus.
  • 2 Tim 2:24-25 : 24 And the seruaunt of the Lorde must not striue: but be gentle vnto all men, apt to teache, sufferyng euyll in mekenesse, 25 Instructing the which are contrarie mynded, yf God at any tyme wyll geue them repentaunce, to the knowledge of the trueth:
  • Titus 1:5 : 5 For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest refourme ye thynges that are left, and ordayne elders in euerye citie, as I had appoynted thee:
  • Titus 2:3 : 3 The elder women lykewyse, that they be in such behauiour as becometh holynesse, not false accusers, not geuen to much wine, teachers of good thinges,
  • Jas 1:19-20 : 19 Wherfore my deare brethre, let euery man be swyft to heare, slowe to speake, slowe to wrath. 20 For the wrath of man, worketh not that which is ryghteous before God.
  • Gen 49:6 : 6 O my soule, come not thou into their secretes, neither into their congregations let mine honour be vnited: for in their wrath they slewe a man, and in their selfe wyll, they dygge downe a wall.
  • 1 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Let a man so esteeme of vs, as the ministers of Christe, and disposers of the secretes of God. 2 Furthermore, it is required of the disposers that a man be founde faythfull.