| Samuel Allen McCoskry - 1842 - 384 pages
...given to the second grade in the ministry ; the highest grade being designated by the term Apostle,) must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given lo wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous, one that... | |
| 1842 - 500 pages
...Timothy what every bishop ought to be; A bishop, saith he, must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre, but one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with... | |
| George Washington Bethune - 1842 - 192 pages
...meekness to all men." And when describing a bishop, in which good office you desire to be found, he says " a bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,* (or comely in his manners) given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy... | |
| William Dodd - 1842 - 546 pages
...—1 Tim. i. 4. 6. If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work : a bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife; vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, (or modest:) given to hospitality, apt to teach ; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy... | |
| Peter King (1st baron.) - 1843 - 422 pages
...improper to remember here, that this is also an Apostolick Canon, in 1 Tim. 3. 2, 3, 7. A Bishop then must be Blameless, the Husband of one Wife, vigilant,...Hospitality, apt to teach, not given to Wine, no Striker, not guilty of filthy Lucre, but Patient, not a Brawler, not Covetous. Moreover he must have a good report... | |
| Amlin Gray - 1984 - 84 pages
...This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker; but patient, not a brawler,... | |
| Michael E. Evans - 1988 - 58 pages
...is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;... | |
| Robert E. Picirilli, W. Stanley Outlaw, Daryl Ellis - 1990 - 468 pages
...church, on "prayer, and . . . the ministry of the word." 2. The qualifications (3:2-7) 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant,...good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;... | |
| 1923 - 586 pages
...God. — Matt. 5:8. Thou shalt not covet . . . thy neighbor's wife. — Ex. 20:17. The bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant sober, of good behavior ... I. Tim. 3:2. APKIL, 1923 M7 men of great wealth. They seem to take it for granted that... | |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton - 1993 - 412 pages
...within its sacred walls at certain periods of her life." LBC CHAPTER II. I Timothy Hi. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of .good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach ; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy... | |
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