1 Timothy 3:10

• §1577Article 6 · The Sacrament of Holy OrdersRead at vatican.va

  “The Lord Jesus chose men (viri) to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mk 3:14-19; Lk 6:12-16; 1 Tim 3:1-13; 2 Tim 1:6; Titus 1:5-9; St. Clement of Rome, Ad Cor. 42, 4; 44, 3: PG 1, 292-293; 300.

Gregory the Great

• Gregory the Great, Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.45Book IX

  “For, since it is written, That one should first be proved, and so minister (1 Tim. iii. 10), much more ought he first to be proved who is taken as an intercessor for the people, lest bad priests should become the cause of the people’s ruin.” — the author cites it

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Leo the Great

• Leo the Great, Letters Letter 12

  “But when the Apostle warns and says: “and let these also first be proved, and so let them minister,” what else do we think must be understood but that in these promotions we should consider not only the chastity of their marriages, but also the deserts of…” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iii. 10.

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Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 14

  “And let these also first be proved; then, let them minister, being found blameless.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iii. 8–10.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy I.50Book I

  “And let them also first be proved, and so let them serve, being found blameless.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iii. 2–10.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 41

  “…one is without sin; for had he said so, every one would be rejected as unfit, none would be ordained: but he says, “If any one is without crime” [E.V. blame], such as, murder, adultery, any uncleanness of fornication, theft, fraud, sacrilege, and others of that sort.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iii. 10; Tit. i. 6.

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• 1 Timothy 5:22

  Cited together in Letters Letter 12.

• 2 Timothy 2:20

  Cited together in Letters Letter 12.

• Leviticus 21:13

  Cited together in Letters Letter 12.

• Psalm 25:10

  Cited together in Letters Letter 12.

• Proverbs 3:9

  Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.45.

• Proverbs 21:27

  Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.45.

• Sirach 34:24

  Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.45.

• Matthew 10:8

  Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.45.

• Mark 6:6

  Cited together in Letters Letter 12.

• Luke 5:17

  Cited together in Letters Letter 12.

• John 14:23

  Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV IX.45.

• Ephesians 5:23

  Cited together in Letters Letter 12.