True, but I see no biblical evidence that Paul was a bishop. And your interpretation seems to fly in the face of verse 5, that suggests that one is unqualified to be a bishop unless he's demonstrated the ability to control his own kids.
St. Paul was superior to bishops; he appointed them.
... one is unqualified to be a bishop unless he's demonstrated the ability to control his own kids.
So, not only are celibate men ineligible to be bishops, but married men who are childless are also ineligible? Where does that leave Jesus (unmarried, no natural children)? Where does that leave men who take the Biblical command "Imitate me as I imitate Christ" (1 Core 11:1) literally, including obeying Jesus' words in e.g., Mark 10:29 or Luke 18:29?
Historically, the verse you cite has never been interpreted to prohibit the ordination of celibate or childless men to the episcopacy. It is true that married men were ordained in the early church. (A church consisting primarily of adult converts from paganism, of course.) St. Paul is setting limits on the sort of married men who can be ordained (married only once, with Godly children if any), not prohibiting the ordination of celibate or childless men.