“Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.”
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and into a snare of the devil — the episkopos's reputation (marturia) among non-Christians (exōthen) protects both the gospel's credibility and the leader from satanic entrapment. External testimony validates internal character.
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