Titus 1:7
"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;"
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- Ephesians 5:18
"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;"
Read in chapter → - 2 Peter 2:10
"But 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."
Read in chapter → - 1 Peter 5:2
"Feed 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;"
Read in chapter → - 1 Peter 4:10
"As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."
Read in chapter → - Luke 12:42
"And 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?"
Read in chapter → - James 1:19
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Timothy 2:24
"And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,"
Read in chapter → - 1 Timothy 3:1
"This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 28:7
"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."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 14:17
"He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated."
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