Titus 1:5-9

New American Standard Bible

Qualifications of Elders

⁵ For this reason I left you in ^(A)Crete, that you would set in order what remains and ^(B)appoint ^(C)elders in every city as I directed you, ⁶ namely, ^(D)if any man is beyond reproach, the ^(E)husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of ^(F)indecent behavior or ^(G)rebellion. ⁷ For the ^[a](H)overseer must be beyond reproach as ^(I)God’s steward, not ^(J)self-willed, not quick-tempered, not ^(K)overindulging in wine, not ^[b]a bully, ^(L)not greedy for money, ⁸ but ^(M)hospitable, ^(N)loving what is good, self-controlled, righteous, holy, disciplined, ^9 (O)holding firmly the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to ^[c]exhort in ^(P)sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.