Titus 1:6 Cross References - Mace

⁶ to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly.

⁵ In the time of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zacharias, of the family of Abia, whose wife; nam'd Elizabeth, was of the race of Aaron:

¹⁸ do not drink to excess, for that tends to dissoluteness, but be regal'd with spiritual entertainments:

¹⁴ and we exhort you, brethren, reprove the disorderly, comfort the pusillanimous, support the weak, and be patient toward all men.

² a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching: ³ not given to wine or violence, but of a gentle temper, averse to contention and avarice: a master of economy, ⁴ obliging his children to behave with decorum. ⁵ for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God? ⁶ nor must he be a new convert; for fear he should be elated with pride, and so involve himself in the same ruin as the devil. ⁷ besides, he ought to stand fair in the opinion of unbelievers, lest he fall into disgrace, and the ambushes of the accuser.

¹² a deacon must have but one wife, and govern his children, and the rest of the family in a proper manner.

⁶ to chuse such as are without reproach, married to but one wife, whose children are obedient, not accused of debauchery, nor unruly. ⁷ for a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not morose, not soon angry, not given to wine, not violent, not desirous of unlawful gain. ⁸ but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

¹⁰ For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers;