1 Timothy 3:1–7 · BSB
3:1
This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
3:2
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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3:3
not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
3:4
An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
3:5
For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
3:6
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
3:7
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
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