| 3 | 1 Timothy | ||
| 1 | The saying is sure: If anyone aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task. | Qualifications of Bishops 1Tm.3.1-7 | |
| 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. | ||
| 8 | Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain; | Qualifications of Deacons 1Tm.3.8-13 | |
| 9 | they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. | ||
| 10 | And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deacons. | ||
| 11 | The women likewise must be serious, no slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things. | ||
| 12 | Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well; | ||
| 13 | for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. | ||
| 14 | I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, | The Mystery of Our Religion 1Tm.3.14-16 | |
| 15 | if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth. | ||
| 16 | Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. | ||
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