1. This is a true saying, If a man desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3. Not given to wine, not violent, not greedy of dishonest gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4. One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all respect;