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1 Timothy, Chapter 3

¹ It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of^a Or bishopoverseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. ² ^b Lit TheAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, ³ not addicted to wine^c Lit notor pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. ⁴ He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity ⁵ (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), ⁶ and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation^d Lit of the devilincurred by the devil. ⁷ And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.	1 Ti1 1:15 Act 20:28 Php 1:1 2 Ti1 3:2-4 Tit 1:6-8 Luk 2:36 Ti1 5:9 Tit 1:6 Ti1 3:8 Ti1 3:11 Tit 2:2 Rom 12:13 Tit 1:8 Heb 13:2 Pe1 4:9 Ti2 2:24 3 Tit 1:7 Ti1 3:8 Ti1 6:10 Tit 1:7 Heb 13:5 4 Ti1 3:12 5 Co1 10:32 Ti1 3:15 6 Ti1 6:4 Ti2 3:4 Ti1 3:7 7 Co2 8:21 Mar 4:11 Ti1 6:9 Ti2 2:26
⁸ Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not^e Or given to double-talkdouble-tongued,^f Lit notor addicted to much wine^g Lit notor fond of sordid gain, ⁹ but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. ¹⁰ These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. ¹¹ ^hWomen must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. ¹² Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, andⁱ Lit managing wellgood managers of their children and their own households. ¹³ For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a^j Lit goodhigh standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.	8 Php 1:1 Ti1 3:12 Ti1 5:23 Tit 2:3 Ti1 3:3 Tit 1:7 Pe1 5:2 9 Ti1 1:5 Ti1 1:19 10 Ti1 5:22 11 Ti2 3:3 Tit 2:3 Ti1 3:2 12 Php 1:1 Ti1 3:8 Ti1 3:2 Ti1 3:4 13 Mat 25:21
¹⁴ I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; ¹⁵ but^k Lit if I delayin case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how^l Or you ought to conduct yourselfone ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. ¹⁶ By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was^m Or justifiedvindicatedⁿ Or byin the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.	15 Co1 3:16 Co2 6:16 Eph 2:21 Pe1 2:5 Pe1 4:17 Ti1 3:5 Mat 16:16 Ti1 4:10 Gal 2:9 Ti2 2:19 16 Rom 16:25 Joh 1:14 Pe1 1:20 Jo1 3:5 Jo1 3:8 Rom 3:4 Luk 2:13 Luk 24:4 Pe1 1:12 Rom 16:26 Co2 1:19 Col 1:23 Th2 1:10 Mar 16:19 Act 1:9


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