Summary Comparison Table
Timothy (the city of Ephesus, 1 Tim. 1:3) | Titus (the island of Crete, Titus 1:5) |
blameless | blameless blameless, as a steward of God |
the husband of one wife | the husband of one wife |
temperate | self-controlled |
sober-minded | sober-minded |
of good behavior | holy |
| just |
hospitable | hospitable |
able to teach | holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict |
not given to wine | not given to wine |
not violent | not violent |
not quarrelsome | not self-willed |
not greedy for money, but | not greedy for money |
gentle | not quick-tempered |
not covetous |
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one who rules his own house well |
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having his children in submission with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?) | having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination |
not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil |
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he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil | a lover of what is good |
Quotes
“This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work.
A bishop then must be:
blameless,
the husband of one wife,
temperate,
sober-minded,
of good behavior,
hospitable,
able to teach;
not given to wine,
not violent,
not greedy for money, but
gentle,
not quarrelsome,
not covetous;
one who rules his own house well,
having his children in submission with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);
not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Likewise deacons must be:
reverent,
not double-tongued,
not given to much wine,
not greedy for money,
holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.
Likewise, their wives must be:
reverent,
not slanderers,
temperate,
faithful in all things.
Let deacons be:
the husbands of one wife,
ruling their children and their own houses well.
For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus”
“For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders (Greek: πρεσβυτέρους — “presbyters”) in every city as I commanded you — if a man is:
blameless,
the husband of one wife,
having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.
For a bishop must be:
blameless, as a steward of God,
not self-willed,
not quick-tempered,
not given to wine,
not violent,
not greedy for money,
but hospitable,
a lover of what is good,
sober-minded,
just,
holy,
self-controlled,
holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict”