Titus 1:7 (GNV)

Passage

For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

Nearby Context

Titus 1:5 For this cause left I thee in Creta, that thou shouldest continue to redresse the thinges that remaine, and shouldest ordeine Elders in euery citie, as I appointed thee,

Titus 1:6 If any be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

Titus 1:7 For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

Titus 1:8 But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

Titus 1:9 Holding fast that faithfull worde according to doctrine, that he also may bee able to exhort with wholesome doctrine, and conuince them that say against it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bishop", "must", "vnreproueable", "gods", "steward", "froward", "angrie", and "giuen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bishop" and "must", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "If any be vnreproueable the husband of..." into verse 8's "But harberous one that loueth goodnesse wise...", so "bishop" and "must" belong inside that flow. In Titus context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "bishop" and "must" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.