1 How bishops and deacons, and their wives should be qualified;
14 and to what end Saint Paul wrote to Timothy of these things.
15 Of the church, and the blessed truth therein taught and professed.

is a. 1:15 4:9 2Ti 2:11 Tit 3:8

the office. 2-7 Ac 1:20 Php 1:1 Tit 1:7 1Pe 2:25

bishop. Ac 20:28 Heb 12:15 1Pe 4:15 5:2 *Gr:

desireth. Pr 11:30 Lu 15:10 Ro 11:13 Eph 4:12 1Th 5:14 Jas 5:19,20

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

bishop. Tit 1:6-9

blameless. 10 Lu 1:6 Php 2:15

the husband. 4:3 5:9 Heb 3:14

vigilant. Isa 56:10 1Pe 4:7 5:8

of good behaviour. or, modest. given. Ro 12:13 Tit 1:8 Heb 13:2 1Pe 4:9

apt. 2Ti 2:24

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Not given to wine. or, Not ready to quarrel, and offer wrong, as one in wine. ver. 8 Le 10:9 Isa 5:11,12 28:1,7 56:12 Eze 44:21 Mic 2:11 Mt 24:45-51 Lu 12:42-46 21:34-36 Eph 5:18 Tit 1:7 2:3

no. 2Ti 2:24,25 Tit 1:7

not greedy. Pr 1:19 15:27 Isa 56:11 Jude 1:11

filthy. 8 1Sa 8:3 Tit 1:7,11 1Pe 5:2

patient. 6:11 Ec 7:8 1Th 5:14 2Ti 2:24 Re 1:9

a brawler. Tit 3:2 Jas 4:1 *marg:

not covetous. 1Sa 2:15-17 2Ki 5:20-27 Jer 6:13 8:10 Mic 3:5,11 Mal 1:10 Mt 21:13 Joh 10:12,13 12:5,6 Ac 8:18-21 20:33 Ro 16:18 2Pe 2:3,14,15 Re 18:11-13

4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

ruleth. 12 Ge 18:19 Jos 24:15 Ps 101:2-8 Ac 10:2 Tit 1:6

with. Php 4:8 *Gr: Tit 2:2,7

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

if. 1Sa 2:29,30 3:13

the church. 15 Ac 20:28 Eph 1:22 5:24,32

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

novice. or, one newly come to the faith. 1Co 3:1 Heb 5:12,13 1Pe 2:2

lest. De 8:14 17:20 2Ki 14:10 2Ch 26:16 32:25 Pr 16:18,19 18:12 Pr 29:23 Isa 2:12 1Co 4:6-8 8:1 2Co 12:7 1Pe 5:5

the condemnation. Isa 14:12-14 Lu 10:18 2Pe 2:4 Jude 1:6

7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

a good. 5:24,25 1Sa 2:24 Ac 6:3 10:22 22:12 3Jo 1:12

them. 1Co 5:12 Col 4:5 1Th 4:12

lest. 5:14 1Co 10:32 2Co 6:3 8:21 1Th 5:22 Tit 2:5,8 1Pe 4:14-16

the snare. 6:9 2Ti 2:26

8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

the deacons. Ac 6:3-6 Php 1:1

be. See on ver. 4

double-tongued. Ps 5:9 12:2 50:19 52:2 Ro 3:13 Jas 3:10

not given. See on ver. 3 Le 10:9 Eze 44:21

9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Holding. See on ch. 1:5,19

the mystery. 16 2Jo 1:9,10

10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

let these. 6 5:22 1Jo 4:1

use. 13 Ac 6:1,2

being. 2 1Co 1:8 Col 1:22 Tit 1:6,7

11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

their. Le 21:7,13-15 Eze 44:22 Lu 1:5-6 Tit 2:3

be. See on ver. 4

not. Ps 15:3 50:20 101:5 Pr 10:18 25:13 Jer 9:4 Mt 4:1 Joh 6:70 2Ti 3:3 Tit 2:3 *Gr: Re 12:9,10

sober. 2 1Th 5:6-8 2Ti 4:5 Tit 3:2 *Gr: 1Pe 5:8

faithful. See on ch. 1:12 6:2

12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

See on ver. 2,4,5

13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

they. Mt 25:21 Lu 16:10-12 19:17

used. or, ministered. Mt 20:28 Ro 12:7,8 1Co 16:15 Heb 6:10 1Pe 4:10,11

degree. Ac 21:35 *Gr:

great. Ac 6:5,8,15 7:1 *etc: Php 1:14 1Th 2:2 2Ti 2:1

14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

hoping. 4:13 1Co 11:34 16:5-7 2Co 1:15-17 1Th 2:18 Phm 1:22 Heb 13:23 2Jo 1:12 3Jo 1:14

15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

know. 2 De 31:23 1Ki 2:2,4 1Ch 22:13 28:9-21 Ac 1:2

the house. Eph 2:21,22 2Ti 2:20 Heb 3:2-6 1Pe 2:5

the church. See on ver. 5

the living. 4:10 6:16 De 5:26 Jos 3:10 1Sa 17:26,36 2Ki 19:4 Ps 42:2 84:2 Jer 10:10 23:36 Da 6:26 Ho 1:10 Mt 16:16 Joh 6:69 Ac 14:15 Ro 9:26 2Co 3:3 6:16 1Th 1:9 Heb 3:12 9:14 12:22 Re 7:2

the pillar. Jer 1:18 Mt 16:18,19 18:18 Ro 3:2 Ga 2:9

ground. or, stay. the truth. 16 Joh 1:17 14:6 18:37 2Co 6:7 Ga 3:1 Eph 4:21 Col 1:5

16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

without. Heb 7:7

the mystery. 9 Mt 13:11 Ro 16:25 1Co 2:7 Eph 1:9 3:3-9 6:19 Col 2:2 2Th 2:7 Re 17:5,7

God. Isa 7:14 9:6 Jer 23:5,6 Mic 5:2 Mt 1:23 Joh 1:1,2,14 Ac 20:28 Ro 8:3 9:5 1Co 15:47 Ga 4:4 Php 2:6-8 Col 1:16-18 Heb 1:3 Heb 2:9-13 1Jo 1:2 Re 1:17,18

manifest. Gr. manifested. 1Jo 3:5

justified. Isa 50:5-7 Mt 3:16 Joh 1:32,33 15:26 16:8,9 Ac 2:32-36 Ro 1:3,4 1Pe 3:18 1Jo 5:6-8

seen. Ps 68:17,18 Mt 4:11 28:2 Mr 1:13 16:5 Lu 2:10-14 22:43 24:4 Joh 20:12 Ac 1:10,11 Eph 3:10 1Pe 1:12

preached. Lu 2:32 Ac 10:34 13:46-48 Ro 10:12,18 Ga 2:8 Eph 3:5-8 Col 1:27

believed. Ac 14:27 Col 1:6,23 Re 7:9

received. Mr 16:19 Lu 24:51 Joh 6:62 13:3 16:28 17:5 Ac 1:1-9,19 Eph 4:8-10 Heb 1:3 8:1 12:2 1Pe 3:22