Jump to Previous Apt Behavior Behaviour Bishop Blameless Character Dignified Discreet Freely Good Hospitable Hospitality House Husband Irreproachable Minister Modest Opening Order Overseer Prudent Reproach Respect Self-Controlled Sensible Serious-Minded Sober Sober-Minded Strangers Teach Teacher Teaching Temperate True. Vigilant WifeJump to Next Apt Behavior Behaviour Bishop Blameless Character Dignified Discreet Freely Good Hospitable Hospitality House Husband Irreproachable Minister Modest Opening Order Overseer Prudent Reproach Respect Self-Controlled Sensible Serious-Minded Sober Sober-Minded Strangers Teach Teacher Teaching Temperate True. Vigilant WifeParallel Verses English Standard Version Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, New American Standard Bible An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, King James Bible A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Holman Christian Standard Bible An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher, International Standard Version Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, hospitable to strangers, and teachable. NET Bible The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And an Elder ought to be one in whom no fault is found and is the husband of one woman, is of a vigilant mind, sober, orderly, loves strangers and is a teacher; GOD'S WORD® Translation A bishop must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife, be sober, use good judgment, be respectable, be hospitable, and be able to teach. King James 2000 Bible A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; American King James Version A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; American Standard Version The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Douay-Rheims Bible It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher, Darby Bible Translation The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach; English Revised Version The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, soberminded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Webster's Bible Translation A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Weymouth New Testament A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching; World English Bible The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching; Young's Literal Translation it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach, Lexicon δει verb - present impersonal active indicative - third person singular dei  die: also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding) -- behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should. ουν conjunction oun  oon: (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly -- and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore. τον definite article - accusative singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. επισκοπον noun - accusative singular masculine episkopos  ep-is'-kop-os: a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church -- bishop, overseer. ανεπιληπτον adjective - accusative singular masculine anepileptos  an-ep-eel'-ape-tos: not arrested, i.e. (by implication) inculpable -- blameless, unrebukeable. ειναι verb - present infinitive einai  i'-nahee: to exist -- am, was. come, is, lust after, please well, there is, to be, was. μιας adjective - genitive singular feminine heis  hice: one -- a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. γυναικος noun - genitive singular feminine gune  goo-nay': a woman; specially, a wife -- wife, woman. ανδρα noun - accusative singular masculine aner  an'-ayr: a man (properly as an individual male) -- fellow, husband, man, sir. νηφαλεον adjective - accusative singular masculine nephaleos  nay-fal'-eh-os: sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect -- sober. σωφρονα adjective - accusative singular masculine sophron  so'-frone: safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion) -- discreet, sober, temperate. κοσμιον adjective - accusative singular masculine kosmios  kos'-mee-os: orderly, i.e. decorous -- of good behaviour, modest. φιλοξενον adjective - accusative singular masculine philoxenos  fil-ox'-en-os: fond of guests, i.e. hospitable -- given to (lover of, use) hospitality. διδακτικον adjective - accusative singular masculine didaktikos  did-ak-tik-os':  instructive (didactic) -- apt to teach. 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