1Ti 3:2-3, Tit 1:9, 3:2 | ISV | STEP | Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, a lover of strangers, and teachable.

1 Timothy 3:2-3

2 Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or devoted to his wife; lit. a man of one woman} stable, sensible, respectable, a lover of strangers, and teachable. ^{▼▼Or able to teach}1Tim 5:9; 2Tim 2:24; Titus 1:6 3 He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or a lover of money.1Tim 3:8; 2Tim 2:24; Titus 1:7; 1Pet 5:2

Titus 1:9

9 He must be devoted to the trustworthy message that is in agreement with our teaching, so that he may be able to encourage others with healthy doctrine and refute those who oppose it.2Thes 2:15; 1Tim 1:10, 15; 4:9; 6:3; 2Tim 1:13; 2:2; 4:3; Titus 2:1

Titus 3:2

2 They are not to insult ^{▼▼Or slander} anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and show perfect courtesy to everyone.Eph 4:2, 31; Phil 4:5; Col 3:12; 2Tim 2:24-25