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1 Timothy 3 :: New English Translation (NET)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:1 - This saying is trustworthy: "If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:2 - The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:3 - not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:4 - He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:5 - But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:6 - He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:7 - And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil's trap.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:8 - Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:9 - holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:10 - And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:11 - Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:12 - Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:13 - For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:14 - I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:15 - in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:16 - And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
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1 Timothy Chapter 3 — Additional Translations:

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