Tite 1:8

8 Mais, au contraire, hospitalier, aimant les gens de bien, prudent, juste, saint, tempérant,

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Tite 1:8 Meaning and Commentary

Titus 3:8

But a lover of hospitality (See Gill on 1 Timothy 3:2)

a lover of good men,
or "of good"; the Syriac version renders it, "of good things"; as prayer, preaching, reading, meditation, spiritual conversation, and every religious exercise: or "of good men"; for such an elder or bishop has chiefly to do and converse with; and if he is not a lover of them, their company will be disagreeable to him, and he will be of no advantage to them; and if he does not love the souls of men, he will not naturally care for their state, or be concerned for their good.

Sober:
in body, using moderation in diet and dress; and in mind, being prudent, modest, and humble, and thinking soberly of himself, and others, as he ought.

Just;
righteous in his dealings with men, giving to everyone their due; upright and sincere in his conversation with the saints; and faithful in his counsel, admonitions, and reproofs.

Holy;
devout towards God, constant in all religious exercises in the closet, family, and church; and living soberly, righteously, and godly in the world.

Temperate;
in eating and drinking; continent from the lusts of the flesh; and even abstaining from those things which might be lawfully used, though inexpedient, for the sake of the weak, the peace of the church, and the glory of God.

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Tite 1:8 In-Context

6 S'il s'y trouve quelqu'un qui soit irrépréhensible, mari d'une seule femme, ayant des enfants fidèles, qui ne soient pas accusés de dérèglement, ni d'insubordination.
7 Car il faut que l'évêque soit irrépréhensible, comme économe de Dieu; qu'il ne soit ni présomptueux, ni coléreux, ni adonné au vin, ni violent, ni porté au gain déshonnête;
8 Mais, au contraire, hospitalier, aimant les gens de bien, prudent, juste, saint, tempérant,
9 Attaché à la véritable doctrine qui doit être enseignée, afin qu'il soit capable, tant d'exhorter, selon la saine doctrine, que de convaincre ceux qui s'y opposent.
10 Il y a, en effet, principalement parmi ceux de la circoncision, beaucoup de gens indisciplinés, de vains discoureurs et d'imposteurs, auxquels il faut fermer la bouche;
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.