<p>3:2- see on Rom. 12:13.</p><p><i>The bishop therefore must be without reproach</i>- Paul&rsquo;s advice to Timothy in 1 Tim. 3 as to what constituted good eldership was shot through with reference to his address to the Ephesian elders remember Timothy was in Ephesus, where he outlined what manner of man he had been: Blameless = &ldquo;pure from the blood of all men&rdquo; (Acts 20:26); Husband of one wife = Paul? Sober = &ldquo;serving the Lord with all humility of mind&rdquo; (:19); Given to hospitality = his example was in that he was &ldquo;ready to support the weak&hellip;it is more blessed to give than to receive&rdquo; (:35) and his whole attitude to care for the Jerusalem poor was evidence enough. Apt to teach = &ldquo;I have taught you publicly, and from house to house&hellip;I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God&rdquo; (:20.27). Not covetous = &ldquo;I have coveted no man&rsquo;s silver&rdquo; (:33). One that ruleth his own house well =&nbsp; Paul as the father of so many. Not a novice = Paul. A good report of them without = &ldquo;These things cannot be spoke against&rdquo; (19:36), and witness his appeals to a good conscience before both God <i>and men&nbsp;</i>when on trial.</p><p><i>The husband of one wife- </i>This could refer to not being polygamous; or it could equally mean 'a man of one woman'. These qualifications suggest Timothy was married.</p><p><i>T</i><i>emperate, sober, orderly, g</i><i>iven to hospitality</i>- The Greek <i>philoxenos</i> could be read as being the opposite of xenophobic. A love of strangers / foreigners would not have come easily to any first century Jew; indeed, society was very parochial, with anyone from outside the local area being seen as suspicious. Love was to be shown to one&rsquo;s own rather than to strangers; and the characteristic of being <i>philoxenos</i> would have been distinctly a Christian virtue. As some bishops may not have had homes large enough to entertain visitors, we can be sure that this word doesn't refer to 'hospitality', but rather as suggested.</p><p><i>Able to teach</i>- This could imply that some were being chosen as bishops because of their secular status rather than their familiarity with scripture or ability to teach.</p>