Verse 2

The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

Referenced Verses

• Rom 12:13 : 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.
• 2 Tim 2:24 : 24 And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,
• Titus 1:6-9 : 6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion. 7 For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain. 8 Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled. 9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.
• 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
• 1 Tim 5:9 : 9 No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,
• 1 Tim 3:10-11 : 10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless. 11 Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.
• Heb 13:2 : 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.
• 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
• Titus 2:2 : 2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.
• Heb 3:14 : 14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.
• Phil 2:15 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world
• Luke 1:6 : 6 They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
• Isa 56:10 : 10 All their watchmen are blind, they are unaware. All of them are like mute dogs, unable to bark. They pant, lie down, and love to snooze.
• 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 Service, Suffering, and Judgment For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
• 1 Tim 4:3 : 3 They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.