Titus 1:7

Revised Version 1885

For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Cross References

Genesis 49:6

O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their selfwill they houghed an ox.

Proverbs 14:17

He that is soon angry will deal foolishly: And a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirreth up contention: But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Isaiah 28:7

But these also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are gone astray; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are gone astray through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgement.

Ezekiel 44:21

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

Leviticus 10:9

Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tent of meeting, that ye die not: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

Matthew 24:45

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Luke 12:42

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

Titus 1:5

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

Titus 2:3

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanour, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

1 Peter 4:10

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according unto God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

2 Peter 2:10

but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, selfwilled, they tremble not to rail at dignities: