Titus

Titus 1:6

⁶An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife,^b having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

Footnotes

b 1:6 Or faithful to his wife

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
be	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
blameless	ἀνέγκλητος	anenklētos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G410 irreproachable, blameless
husband	ἀνήρ	anēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
of but one	μιᾶς	mias	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1520 one
wife	γυναικὸς	gynaikos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
having	ἔχων	echōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
who are believers	πιστά	pista	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
open to	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
accusation	κατηγορίᾳ	katēgoria	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2724 a charge, accusation
of indiscretion	ἀσωτίας	asōtias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G810 wantonness, profligacy
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
insubordination	ἀνυπότακτα	anypotakta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G506 unruly

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1 Timothy 3:2–7 · 1 Timothy 3:12 · Proverbs 28:7 · Titus 1:6–8 · Ephesians 5:18 · Genesis 18:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.