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# The Qualifications of Elders
- URL: https://www.spiritualperspectives.org/the-qualifications-of-elders/
- Published: 2012-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Author: Gary W. Summers
- Tags: Articles, #Import 2026-07-23 22:02

The following chart lists the qualifications of elders, comparing the King James Version and the New King James, with the verse references.

**King James Version** / **New King James** / **Verse(s)**

1\. Desiring the office of a bishop / Desiring the position of a bishop / 3:1

2\. Blameless / Blameless / 3:2

3\. Husband of one wife / Husband of one wife / 3:2; 1:6

4\. Vigilant / Temperate / 3:2

5\. Sober / Sober-minded / 3:2; 1:8

6\. Of good behavior / Of good behavior / 3:2

7\. Hospitable / Hospitable / 3:2; 1:8

8\. Apt to teach / Able to teach / 3:2

9\. Not given to wine / Not given to wine / 3:3; 1:7

10\. No striker / Not violent / 3:3; 1:7

11\. Not greedy of filthy lucre / Not greedy for money / 3:3; 1:7

12\. Patient / Gentle / 3:3

13\. Not quarrelsome / Not quarrelsome / 3:3

14\. Not covetous / Not covetous / 3:3

15\. Ruleth his own house well / Rules his own house well / 3:4

16\. His children in subjection, Having faithful children / His children in submission, Having faithful children / 3:4; 1:6

17\. Not a novice / Not a novice / 3:6

18\. Have a good report / Have a good testimony / 3:6

19\. Blameless (not the same as #2) / Blameless / 1:7

20\. Not self-willed / Not self-willed / 1:7

21\. Not soon angry / Not quick-tempered / 1:7

22\. Lover of good men / Lover of what is good / 1:8

23\. Just / Just / 1:8

24\. Holy / Holy / 1:8

25\. Temperate / Self-controlled / 1:8

26\. Holding fast the faithful word / Holding fast the faithful word / 1:9

\[Those beginning with chapter 3 are from 1 Timothy; those beginning with chapter 1 are from Titus.\]