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He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext1">He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext2">not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext1">He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext2">He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext1">For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext2">for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext1">A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext2">He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext1">In the same way, deacons must be well respected and have integrity. They must not be heavy drinkers or dishonest with money.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext1">They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext2">They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Before they are appointed as deacons, let them be closely examined. If they pass the test, then let them serve as deacons.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext1">In the same way, their wives must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext1">A deacon must be faithful to his wife, and he must manage his children and household well.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Those who do well as deacons will be rewarded with respect from others and will have increased confidence in their faith in Christ Jesus. The Truths of Our Faith<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext2">For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="btext1">I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon,<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="btext2">I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="btext1">so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="btext2">if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith : Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="btext2">Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.</span></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="copy" width="50%"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of <a href="http://www.tyndale.com">Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.</a>, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.</td><td class="copy" width="50%">ESV Text Edition: 2016. 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