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1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
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Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
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not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
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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 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
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(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil.
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He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as 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.
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He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
8 Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain,
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In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
9 but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
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They must keep hold of the deep truths 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.
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They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
11 Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.
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In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
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