1 Timothy Chapter 3 (NASB)
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It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires [to do].
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An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
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[He must be] one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
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(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
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[and] not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil.
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And he must have a good reputation with those outside [the church], so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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Deacons likewise [must be] men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain,
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[but] holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
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These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.
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Women [must] likewise [be] dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.
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Deacons must be husbands of [only] one wife, [and] good managers of [their] children and their own households.
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For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
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I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;
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but in case I am delayed, [I write] so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
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By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.
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