1 Timothy 3:2
"Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher" (1 Timothy 3:2 RSV).
Comment:
It would be a real stretch to make this comment be about divorce. Given the customs of the times, it seems clear that the author's concern is that a potential bishop be married to only one woman, free of any other involvements.
Blessings!
Rev. Ed
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