English Bible Presentation Sharing - 1-Timothy Book, chapter 3, verse 20 in Esv Version

1 Timothy 3 : 1 (ESV)

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

1 Timothy 3 : 2 (ESV)

Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 3 : 3 (ESV)

not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3 : 4 (ESV)

He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,

1 Timothy 3 : 5 (ESV)

for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?

1 Timothy 3 : 6 (ESV)

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

1 Timothy 3 : 7 (ESV)

Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 3 : 8 (ESV)

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.

1 Timothy 3 : 9 (ESV)

They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

1 Timothy 3 : 10 (ESV)

And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.

1 Timothy 3 : 11 (ESV)

Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

1 Timothy 3 : 12 (ESV)

Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.

1 Timothy 3 : 13 (ESV)

For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3 : 14 (ESV)

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,

1 Timothy 3 : 15 (ESV)

if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of truth.

1 Timothy 3 : 16 (ESV)

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.