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Titus 1:7–8

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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;
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
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From verse 7

  1. Ephesians 5:18Rank 1 from verse 7
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    18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

  2. 2 Peter 2:10Rank 2 from verse 7
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    10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

  3. 1 Peter 4:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

  4. 1 Peter 5:2Rank 4 from verse 7
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    2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

  5. James 1:19–20Rank 5 from verse 7
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    19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

    20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

  6. Luke 12:42Rank 6 from verse 7
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    42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

  7. 1 Timothy 3:1–13Rank 7 from verse 7
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    1THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    13For 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.

  8. 2 Timothy 2:24–25Rank 8 from verse 7
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    24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

  9. Ezekiel 44:21Rank 9 from verse 7
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    21Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

  10. Isaiah 28:7Rank 10 from verse 7
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    7¶ But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

  11. Proverbs 14:17Rank 11 from verse 7
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    17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

  12. Isaiah 56:10–12Rank 12 from verse 7
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    10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

    11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

    12Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

  13. Proverbs 15:18Rank 13 from verse 7
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    18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  14. 1 Corinthians 4:1–2Rank 14 from verse 7
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    1LET a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

    2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

  15. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 15 from verse 7
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  16. Genesis 49:6Rank 16 from verse 7
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    6O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

  17. Leviticus 10:9Rank 17 from verse 7
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    9Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

  18. Matthew 24:45Rank 18 from verse 7
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    45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

  19. Philippians 1:1Rank 19 from verse 7
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    1PAUL and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

  20. Proverbs 16:32Rank 20 from verse 7
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    32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

  21. Proverbs 31:4–5Rank 21 from verse 7
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    4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

    5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

  22. Titus 1:5Rank 22 from verse 7
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    5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

  23. Titus 2:3Rank 23 from verse 7
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    3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

From verse 8

  1. 1 Timothy 3:2Rank 1 from verse 8
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    2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

  2. Titus 2:7Rank 2 from verse 8
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    7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

  3. 1 Kings 5:7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    7¶ And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

  4. 1 John 3:14Rank 4 from verse 8
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    14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

  5. 1 John 5:1Rank 5 from verse 8
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  6. 1 Kings 5:1Rank 6 from verse 8
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    1AND Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

  7. 1 Samuel 18:1Rank 7 from verse 8
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    1AND it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

  8. 1 Thessalonians 2:10Rank 8 from verse 8
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    10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

  9. 1 Timothy 4:12Rank 9 from verse 8
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    12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

  10. 1 Timothy 6:11Rank 10 from verse 8
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    11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

  11. 2 Corinthians 6:4–8Rank 11 from verse 8
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    4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

    5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

    6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

    7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

    8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

  12. Amos 5:15Rank 12 from verse 8
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    15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

  13. Psalms 16:3Rank 13 from verse 8
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    3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

  14. 2 Timothy 2:22Rank 14 from verse 8
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    22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

  15. 2 Timothy 3:3Rank 15 from verse 8
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    3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

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Titus 1:7

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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blameless

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Free from a charge, fault, or cause of censure in the matter or standing described; without rebuke or proved blame.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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steward

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One entrusted to manage another's household, goods, affairs, or responsibilities.

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wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

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filthy

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Sense 1: Dirty, foul, or unclean. Sense 2: Morally polluted or defiled. Sense 3: Obtained by base or dishonest means.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Titus 1:8

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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sober

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Self-controlled, watchful, and sound in judgment; calm and serious rather than intoxicated, frenzied, or careless.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

temperate

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Self-controlled, restrained, disciplined, moderate, watchful, and governing desires and conduct rather than being ruled by appetite, passion, or excess.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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1:5For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

1:6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

1:7For 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;

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1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

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1:9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

1:10For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

1:11Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

1:12One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

1:13This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

1:14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

1:15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

1:16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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