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Overseers
and Deacons |
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1 Timothy 3:1
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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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1 Timothy 3:2
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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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1 Timothy 3:3
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not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle,
peaceable, free from the love of money. |
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1 Timothy 3:4
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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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1 Timothy 3:5
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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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1 Timothy 3:6
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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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1 Timothy 3:7
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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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1 Timothy 3:8
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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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1 Timothy 3:9
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but holding to the mystery of the faith with
a clear conscience. |
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1 Timothy 3:10
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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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1 Timothy 3:11
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Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious
gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. |
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1 Timothy 3:12
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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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1 Timothy 3:13
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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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1 Timothy 3:14
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I am writing these things to you, hoping to
come to you before long; |
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1 Timothy 3:15
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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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1 Timothy 3:16
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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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