1 Timothy 3 (New American Standard)

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Overseers and Deacons

1 ¹It is a trustworthy statement : if any man aspires to the ²office of ^aoverseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. 2 ^b³An overseer, then, must be above reproach, ⁴the husband of one wife, ⁵temperate, prudent, respectable, ⁶hospitable, ⁷able to teach, 3 ⁸not addicted to wine ^cor pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, ⁹free from the love of money. 4 He must be one who ¹⁰manages 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 ¹¹the church of God ?), 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become ¹²conceited and fall into the ¹³condemnation ^dincurred by the devil. 7 And he must ¹⁴have a good reputation with ¹⁵those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and ¹⁶the snare of the devil. 8 ¹⁷Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not ^edouble-tongued, ^f¹⁸or addicted to much wine ^g¹⁹or fond of sordid gain, 9 ²⁰but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 ²¹These men must also first be tested ; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. 11 ^hWomen must likewise be dignified, ²²not malicious gossips, but ²³temperate, faithful in all things. 12 ²⁴Deacons must be ²⁵husbands of only one wife, and ⁱ²⁶good managers of their children and their own households. 13 For those who have served well as deacons ²⁷obtain for themselves a ^jhigh standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. 14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long ; 15 but ^kin case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how ^lone ought to conduct himself in ²⁸the household of God, which is the ²⁹church of ³⁰the living God, the ³¹pillar and support of the truth. 16 By common confession, great is ³²the mystery of godliness : He who was ³³revealed in the flesh, Was ^m³⁴vindicated ⁿin the Spirit, ³⁵Seen by angels, ³⁶Proclaimed among the nations, ³⁷Believed on in the world, ³⁸Taken up in glory.

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