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Titus 1:7 — King James Version← Study notes

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;


Titus 1:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · Titus 1:719 words
GreekMeaning
δεῖdei
It behoovesverbG1210
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἐπίσκοπονepiskopon
overseernounG1985
ἀνέγκλητονanenklēton
blamelessadjectiveG410
εἶναιeinai
to beverbG1510
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
θεοῦtheou
God’snounG2316
οἰκονόμονoikonomon
stewardnounG3623
μὴ
notadverbG3361
αὐθάδηauthadē
self-willedadjectiveG829
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ὀργίλονorgilon
quick temperedadjectiveG3711
μὴ
notadverbG3361
πάροινονparoinon
given to wineadjectiveG3943
μὴ
notadverbG3361
πλήκτηνplēktēn
a strikernounG4131
μὴ
notadverbG3361
αἰσχροκερδῆaischrokerdē
greedy of base gainadjectiveG146
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Titus 1:7

For a ruler without, as he rules by law and compulsion, perhaps does not consult the wishes of those under his rule. But he who ought to rule men with their own consent, and who will be thankful for his rule, if he so conduct himself as to do everything of his own will, and share counsels with no one, makes his presidency tyrannical rather than popular. For he must be “blameless, as the steward of God, not self-willed, not soon angry.” For how shall he instruct others to rule…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 2 on Titus
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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