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if one is blameless[a], a man of one woman[b], having believing children who are not under an accusation[c] of wild-living or rebellious ones. For the overseer must be blameless as God’s steward[d], not self-willed[e], not quick-tempered, not a drunken one, not a brawler, not fond-of-shameful[f]-gain, but hospitable, a lover-of-good, sound-minded[g], just[h], holy, self-controlled,

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:6 Or, ‘unaccused’ of doing wrong.
  2. Titus 1:6 Or, husband of one wife. Some think this refers in some sense to marital status; others, to marital fidelity.
  3. Titus 1:6 Or, charge.
  4. Titus 1:7 Or, household manager, administrator.
  5. Titus 1:7 Or, stubborn, obstinate, self-pleasing.
  6. Titus 1:7 -shameful. Or, -dishonorable-, -dishonest-.
  7. Titus 1:8 Or, prudent, moderate, temperate.
  8. Titus 1:8 That is, law-abiding, observant of right.

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