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Titus 1:6

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1:6An elder must be blameless,6 the husband of one wife,7 with faithful children8 who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

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Footnotes

  1. 6 Grk “if anyone is blameless …” as a continuation of v. 5b, beginning to describe the elder’s character.
  2. 7 Or “married only once,” “devoted solely to his wife.” See the note on “wife” in ; also 1 Tim 3:12; 5:9.
  3. 8 Or “believing children.” The phrase could be translated “believing children,” but the parallel with 1 Tim 3:4 (“keeping his children in control”) argues for the sense given in the translation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.

NLTNew Living Translation

An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of dissipation or rebellious.

KJV 1900King James Version

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