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Titus 1:7

World English Bible

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

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Titus 1:7 in other translations

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Titus 1:7 · American Standard Version

Titus 1:7 in context

  1. 5I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you,
  2. 6if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
  3. 7For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
  4. 8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
  5. 9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.