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reproach<MG423>, the husband<MG435> of one<MG1520> wife<MG1135>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>temperate<MG3524>, self-controlled<MG4998>, respectable<MG2887>, hospitable<MG5382>, skillful<MG1317> in<MG1317> teaching<MG1317>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>not overindulging<MG3943> in<MG3943> wine<MG3943>, not<MG3361> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>a bully<MG4131>, but gentle<MG1933>, not<MG269> contentious<MG269>, free<MG866> from<MG866> the<MG866> love<MG866> of<MG866> money<MG866>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><i>He must be</i> one who manages<MG4291b> his own<MG2398> household<MG3624> well<MG2573>, keeping<MG2192> his children<MG5043> under<MG1722> control<MG5292> with all<MG3956> dignity<MG4587> <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>(but if<MG1487> a man<MG5100> does not know<MG3609a> how<MG3609a> to manage<MG4291b> his own<MG2398> household<MG3624>, how<MG4459> will he take<MG1959> care<MG1959> of the church<MG1577> of God<MG2316>?), <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><i>and</i> not a new<MG3504> convert<MG3504>, so<MG2443> that<MG2443> he will not become conceited<MG5187> and fall<MG1706> into condemnation<MG2917> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>incurred by the devil<MG1228>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And he must<MG1163> have<MG2192> a good<MG2570> reputation<MG3141> with those<MG3588> outside<MG1855> <i>the church,</i> so<MG2443> that<MG2443> he will not fall<MG1706> into <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>disgrace<MG3680> and the snare<MG3803> of the devil<MG1228>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Deacons<MG1249> likewise<MG5615> <i>must be</i> men<MG4586> of<MG4586> dignity<MG4586>, not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>insincere<MG1351>, not prone<MG4337> to<MG4337> <i>drink</i> much<MG4183> wine<MG3631>, not greedy<MG146> for<MG146> money<MG146>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><i>but</i> holding<MG2192> to the mystery<MG3466> of the faith<MG4102> with a clear<MG2513> conscience<MG4893>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>These<MG3778> men<MG3778> must also<MG2532> first<MG4413> be tested<MG1381a>; then<MG1534> have them serve<MG1247> as<MG1247> deacons<MG1247> if they are beyond<MG410> reproach<MG410>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>Women<MG1135> <i>must</i> likewise<MG5615> <i>be</i> dignified<MG4586>, not malicious<MG1228> gossips<MG1228>, but <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>temperate<MG3524>, faithful<MG4103> in all<MG3956> things<MG3956>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Deacons<MG1249> must be husbands<MG435> of one<MG1520> wife<MG1135>, <i>and</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>good<MG2573> managers<MG4291b> of <i>their</i> children<MG5043> and their own<MG2398> households<MG3624>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For those<MG3588> who have served<MG1247> well<MG2573> as<MG1247> deacons<MG1247> obtain<MG4046> for themselves<MG1438> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>high<MG2570> standing<MG898> and great<MG4183> confidence<MG3954> in the faith<MG4102> that is in Christ<MG5547> Jesus<MG2424>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I am writing<MG1125> these<MG3778> things<MG3778> to you, hoping<MG1679> to come<MG2064> to you before<MG5035> long<MG5035>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>but <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>in case<MG1437> I am<MG1019> delayed<MG1019>, <i>I write</i> so<MG2443> that<MG2443> you will know<MG3609a> how<MG4459> one should<MG1163> act<MG390> in the household<MG3624> of God<MG2316>, which<MG3748> is the church<MG1577> of the living<MG2198> God<MG2316>, the pillar<MG4769> and support<MG1477> of the truth<MG225>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Beyond<MG3672> question<MG3672>, great<MG3173> is the mystery<MG3466> of godliness<MG2150>: <p class="indent1stline">He who<MG3739> was revealed<MG5319> in the flesh<MG4561>, <t><p class="indent1">Was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>vindicated<MG1344> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>in the Spirit<MG4151>, <t><p class="indent1">Seen<MG3708> by angels<MG32a>, <t><p class="indent1">Proclaimed<MG2784> among<MG1722> the nations<MG1484>, <t><p class="indent1">Believed<MG4100> on in the world<MG2889>, <t><p class="indent1">Taken<MG353> up<MG353> in glory<MG1391>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>bishop</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>The</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>level-headed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>combative</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>of the devil</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>reproach</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>given to double-talk</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> I.e., either deacons’ wives or deaconesses<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>level-headed</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>managing well</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>good</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>if I delay</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>justified</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>by</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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