1 Timothy 3:1-7

Legacy Standard Bible

Overseers and Deacons

3 ^(A)It is a trustworthy saying: if any man aspires to the ^(B)office of ^[a]overseer, he desires a good work. ^2 [b](C)An overseer, then, must be above reproach, ^(D)the husband of one wife, ^(E)temperate, sensible, respectable, ^(F)hospitable, ^(G)able to teach, ^3 (H)not addicted to wine ^[c]or pugnacious, but considerate, peaceable, ^(I)free from the love of money; ^4 (J)leading his own household well, having his children in submission with all dignity ⁵ (but if a man does not know how to lead his own household, how will he take care of ^(K)the church of God?), ⁶ and not a new convert, so that he will not become ^(L)conceited and fall into the ^(M)condemnation of the devil. ⁷ And he must ^(N)have a good reputation with ^(O)those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and ^(P)the snare of the devil.