Titus 1:6

An elder must be blameless, ¹  the husband of one wife, ²  with faithful children ³  who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.

Ge 18:19; Le 21:7,14; 1Sa 2:11,22,29,30; 1Sa 3:12,13; Pr 28:7; Eze 44:22; Mal 2:15; Lu 1:5; 1Th 5:14; 1Ti 3:2-7; 1Ti 3:4,5; 1Ti 3:12; Tit 1:10

¹ tn Grk “if anyone is blameless…” as a continuation of v. 5b, beginning to describe the elder’s character.

² tn Or “married only once,” “devoted solely to his wife.” See the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 3:12; 5:9.

³ tn 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.