1 Timothy 3:2-7

Christian Standard Bible

² An overseer,^(A) therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,^(B) respectable, hospitable,^(C) able to teach, ³ not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.^{(D) 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.^{(E) 7} Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s^(F) trap.