1 Timothy 2:8-3:7

Christian Standard Bible

Instructions to Men and Women

⁸ Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.^{(A) 9} Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing,^(B) with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold,^(C) pearls, or expensive apparel, ¹⁰ but with good works,^(D) as is proper for women who profess to worship God. ¹¹ A woman is to learn quietly with full submission.^{(E) 12} I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to remain quiet. ¹³ For Adam was formed first, then Eve.^{(F) 14} And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed.^{(G) 15} But she will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness,^(H) with good sense.

Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

3 This saying is trustworthy:^(I) “If anyone aspires to be an overseer,^[a](J) he desires a noble work.” ² An overseer,^(K) therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,^(L) respectable, hospitable,^(M) able to teach, ³ not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.^{(N) 4} He must manage his own household competently and have his children under control with all dignity. ⁵ (If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?) ⁶ He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil.^{(O) 7} Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s^(P) trap.