Titus 1:6
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If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly.

any.

1 Timothy 3:2-7 It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher, . . .

the husband.

Leviticus 21:7,14 They shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God, . . .

Ezekiel 44:22 Neither shall they take to wife a widow, nor one that is divorced, but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel: but they may take a widow also, that is, the widow of a priest.

Malachi 2:15 Did not one make her, and she is the residue of his spirit? And what doth one seek, but the seed of God? Keep then your spirit, and despise not the wife of thy youth.

Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

1 Timothy 3:12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children and their own houses.

having.

Genesis 18:19 For I know that he will command his children, and his household after him, to keep the way of the Lord, and do judgment and justice: that for Abraham's sake, the Lord may bring to effect all the things he hath spoken unto him.

1 Samuel 2:11,22,29,30 And Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest. . . .

1 Samuel 3:12,13 In that day I will raise up against Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end. . . .

1 Timothy 3:4,5 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity. . . .

not.

Proverbs 28:7 He that keepeth the law, is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father.

or.

Titus 1:10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we beseech you, brethren, rebuke the unquiet: comfort the feeble minded: support the weak: be patient towards all men.

Context
Appointing Elders on Crete
5For this cause I left thee in Crete: that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee: 6If any be without crime, the husband of one wife. having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly. 7For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:…
Cross References
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury: but be ye filled with the Holy Spirit,

1 Timothy 1:9
Knowing this: That the law is not made for the just man but for the unjust and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the wicked and defiled, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

1 Timothy 3:2
It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

Titus 1:10
For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.

Lexicon
[An elder must]
εἴ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

be
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

blameless,
ἀνέγκλητος (anenklētos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 410: Irreproachable, blameless. Unaccused, i.e. irreproachable.

[the] husband
ἀνήρ (anēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

of one
μιᾶς (mias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

wife,
γυναικὸς (gynaikos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

having
ἔχων (echōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

children
τέκνα (tekna)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

who are believers
πιστά (pista)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4103: Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.

[and are] not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

open to
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

accusation
κατηγορίᾳ (katēgoria)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2724: An accusation, charge. From kategoros; a complaint, i.e. Criminal charge.

of indiscretion
ἀσωτίας (asōtias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 810: Wantonness, profligacy, wastefulness. From a compound of a and a presumed derivative of sozo; properly, unsavedness, i.e. profligacy.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

insubordination.
ἀνυπότακτα (anypotakta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 506: Not subject to rule, unruly. Unsubdued, i.e. Insubordinate.


Additional Translations
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of debauchery, or insubordinate.

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

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

if any one be free from all charge [against him], husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

If any is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or disorderly.

wherever there is a man of blameless life, true to his one wife, having children who are themselves believers and are free from every reproach of profligacy or of stubborn self-will.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate --
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