1 Timothy 3 : 1 (NET)
This saying is trustworthy: "If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work."
1 Timothy 3 : 2 (NET)
The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
1 Timothy 3 : 3 (NET)
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
1 Timothy 3 : 4 (NET)
He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.
1 Timothy 3 : 5 (NET)
But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?
1 Timothy 3 : 6 (NET)
He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.
1 Timothy 3 : 7 (NET)
And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil's trap.
1 Timothy 3 : 8 (NET)
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,
1 Timothy 3 : 9 (NET)
holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
1 Timothy 3 : 10 (NET)
And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.
1 Timothy 3 : 11 (NET)
Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.
1 Timothy 3 : 12 (NET)
Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.
1 Timothy 3 : 13 (NET)
For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 3 : 14 (NET)
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you
1 Timothy 3 : 15 (NET)
in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.
1 Timothy 3 : 16 (NET)
And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
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