Husband of one wife.

In order to stop the mouths of heretics who condemned marriage, he accepted a married man as bishop. For marriage is so honorable that it is possible to ascend even to the holy throne with it. But in order to restrain the incontinent, he says, "The husband of one wife." For whoever has not retained any affection for the dead, how can he be a good primate in the Church? A bishop must be blameless. A bigamist, on the other hand, is not blameless, although this is permitted by civil laws.

He has faithful children, who are not reproached for debauchery or disobedience.

Who has not raised his own children, how will he manage others? It is clear that if he had brought up his children well and carefully at first, they would not have come out disobedient. For sins are not by nature such that they can be stronger than such care. The Apostle did not say simply: not dissolute children, but even completely free from the reproach of debauchery and free from evil suspicion.

For a bishop must be blameless, as God's steward.

How can he be blameless if he has unbelieving and ill-mannered children? God has set him over His house, he takes God's place; therefore, in all respects, he must be an exact executor of His will.

Not bold (υά).

Civil commanders rule over their subordinates by the force of law, so they can show impudence and self-love. The bishop, on the other hand, governs those who are voluntarily subject to him, and he must not go so far as to act autocratically, arbitrarily, and without asking the opinion of his subordinates; for it will be violent.

He is not angry.

Self-love is necessarily followed by anger, from which, of course, the bishop must also abstain. For how can he teach others to curb this passion if he has not taught himself to do so?

Not a drunkard.

That is, an offender. What is the need to insult? Those who are disobedient should be feared by hell, not insulted.

Not a beater.

Neither with beating hands, nor with bitter and bitter words. For he is a doctor. And the doctor rather heals wounds, but does not inflict them himself.