Titus 1:7 Cross References - Murdock

⁷ For an elder ought to be blameless, as the steward of God; and not be self-willed, nor irascible, nor excessive in wine, nor with hands swift to strike, nor a lover of base gains.

⁴⁵ Who then, is that faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath placed over his domestics, to give them their food in its time?

⁴² Jesus said to him: Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will place over all his domestics, to give them their portion in due time?

¹ Let us be so accounted of by you, as the servants of Messiah, and the stewards of the mysteries of God. ² Now it is required of stewards, that each be found faithful.

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness; but be ye filled with the spirit.

¹ PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus the Messiah, to all the saints that are in Jesus the Messiah at Philippi, with the elders and deacons.

¹ It is a faithful saying, that if a man desireth the eldership, he desireth a good work. ² And an elder ought to be such, that no blame can be found in him; and he should be the husband of one wife, with a vigilant mind, and sober and regular in his habits, and affectionate to strangers, and instructive; ³ and not a transgressor in regard to wine, and whose hand is not swift to strike; but he should be humble, and not contentious, nor a lover of money; ⁴ and one that guideth well his own house, and holdeth his children in subjection with all purity. ⁵ For if he knoweth not how to guide his own house well, how can he guide the church of God. ⁶ Neither let him be of recent discipleship; lest he be uplifted, and fall into the condemnation of Satan. ⁷ And there ought to be good testimony of him from those without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of Satan. ⁸ And so also the deacons should be pure, and not speak double, nor incline to much wine, nor love base gains; ⁹ but should hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. ¹⁰ And let them be first tried, and then let them serve, if they are without blame. ¹¹ So also should the wives be chaste and of vigilant minds; and they should be faithful in all things; and they should not be slanderers. ¹² Let the deacons be such as have each one wife and guide well their children and households. ¹³ For they who serve well as deacons, procure for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in the faith of Jesus the Messiah.

²⁴ And a servant of our Lord ought not to contend, but to be mild towards every one, and instructive, and patient; ²⁵ that with mildness he may enlighten those who dispute against him, if perhaps God may give them repentance, and they may acknowledge the truth,

⁵ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou mightest regulate the things deficient, and establish elders in every city, as I directed thee:

³ And so also the elder women, that they be in behavior as becometh the fear of God; and not to be slanderers; and not to be addicted to much wine; and to be inculcators of good things,

¹⁹ And be ye, my beloved brethren, every one of you, swift to hear, and slow to speak; and slow to wrath: ²⁰ for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

¹⁰ And let each of you minister to his associates the gift which he hath received from God; as being good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

² Feed ye the flock of God which is committed to you: have care for it, spiritually; not from compulsion, but voluntarily; not for base gain, but with all your heart;

¹⁰ and especially them who go after the flesh in the lusts of pollution, and despise government. Daring and arrogant, they shudder not with awe while they blaspheme;