Parallel Bible results for "1-timothy 3:1-7"

1 Timothy 3:1-7

Revised Standard Version RSV

1 The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.

2 Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,

3 no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money.

4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way;

5 for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God's church?

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

7 moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

New International Version NIV

1 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.

5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)

6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.

7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.