1 Timothy 2:8-3:12
English Standard Version Anglicised
8 I desire then that (A)in every place the men should pray, (B)lifting (C)holy hands without anger or quarrelling; 9 likewise also (D)that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, 10 (E)but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. 11 Let a woman learn quietly (F)with all submissiveness. 12 (G)I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 (H)For Adam was formed first, (I)then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but (J)the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15 Yet she will be saved through (K)childbearing—if they continue in (L)faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
Qualifications for Overseers
3 The saying is (M)trustworthy: If anyone aspires to (N)the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore (O)an overseer[a] must be above reproach, (P)the husband of one wife,[b] (Q)sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, (R)hospitable, (S)able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but (T)gentle, not quarrelsome, (U)not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity (V)keeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for (W)God's church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may (X)become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by (Y)outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into (Z)a snare of the devil.
Qualifications for Deacons
8 (AA)Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,[c] (AB)not addicted to much wine, (AC)not greedy for dishonest gain. 9 They must (AD)hold the mystery of the faith with (AE)a clear conscience. 10 And (AF)let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. 11 (AG)Their wives likewise must[d] be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, (AH)faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons each be (AI)the husband of one wife, (AJ)managing their children and their own households well.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or a man of one woman; also verse 12
- 1 Timothy 3:8 Or devious in speech
- 1 Timothy 3:11 Or Wives, likewise, must, or Women, likewise, must
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