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1 Timothy 3

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¹ This saying is trustworthy: ⓘ “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, [1] ⓙ he desires a noble work.”

² An overseer, ⓚ therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, ⓛ respectable, hospitable, ⓜ able to teach,

³ not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy. ⓝ

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. ⓐ

⁷ Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s ⓑ trap.

⁸ Deacons, ⓒ likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,

⁹ holding the mystery of the faith ⓓ with a clear conscience. ⓔ

¹⁰ They must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.

¹¹ Wives, [2] ⓕ too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, ⓖ faithful in everything.

¹² Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

¹³ For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ I write these things to you, hoping to come ⓗ to you soon.

¹⁵ But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, ⓘ which is the church of the living God, ⓙ the pillar and foundation of the truth. ⓚ

¹⁶ And most certainly, the mystery of godliness ⓛ is great: He [3] was manifested in the flesh, ⓜ vindicated in the Spirit, ⓝ seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed ⓐ on in the world, taken up in glory. ⓑ

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1	This saying is trustworthy: ⓘ “If anyone aspires to be an overseer, [1] ⓙ he desires a noble work.”
2	An overseer, ⓚ therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, ⓛ respectable, hospitable, ⓜ able to teach,
3	not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy. ⓝ
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. ⓐ
7	Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s ⓑ trap.
8	Deacons, ⓒ likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,
9	holding the mystery of the faith ⓓ with a clear conscience. ⓔ
10	They must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.
11	Wives, [2] ⓕ too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, ⓖ faithful in everything.
12	Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.
13	For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14	I write these things to you, hoping to come ⓗ to you soon.
15	But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, ⓘ which is the church of the living God, ⓙ the pillar and foundation of the truth. ⓚ
16	And most certainly, the mystery of godliness ⓛ is great: He [3] was manifested in the flesh, ⓜ vindicated in the Spirit, ⓝ seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed ⓐ on in the world, taken up in glory. ⓑ

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