Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
6.    "Hospitable" (Gr. philoxenos, 1 Timothy 3:2) means one who opens his home to others. This was an especially essential quality in the early church since there were few public accommodations for traveling ministers and much need to take in needy Christians temporarily (cf. Acts 16:15; Acts 16:40). Hospitality is also very important today (cf. Romans 12:13; Titus 1:8). The Greek word means "loving the stranger." An elder should be a person who reaches out to strangers, the unsaved as well as believers, and makes them feel at home in his house.