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1
|1 Timoteo 3:1|
Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, [Traditionally bishop; also in verse 2] he desires a noble task.
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2
|1 Timoteo 3:2|
Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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3
|1 Timoteo 3:3|
not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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4
|1 Timoteo 3:4|
He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.
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5
|1 Timoteo 3:5|
(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
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6
|1 Timoteo 3:6|
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
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7
|1 Timoteo 3:7|
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
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8
|1 Timoteo 3:8|
Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
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9
|1 Timoteo 3:9|
They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
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10
|1 Timoteo 3:10|
They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
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