Titus 1:7 meaning and explanation

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

Titus 1:7, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to Titus, whom he left on Crete to appoint elders in each town. Here he describes the overseer as God's steward, the Greek oikonomos, a household manager who handles another's property and answers to the owner.

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