1 Timothy 3:1-7
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Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons
3 This saying is trustworthy:(A) ‘If anyone aspires to be an overseer,[a](B) he desires a noble work.’ 2 An overseer,(C) therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,(D) respectable, hospitable,(E) able to teach, 3 not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.(F) 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.(G) 7 Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s(H) trap.
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- 3:1 Or bishop, or pastor
1 Timothy 5:17
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Honouring the Elders
17 The elders who are good leaders are to be considered worthy of double honour,[a] especially those who work hard(A) at preaching and teaching.
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- 5:17 Or of respect and remuneration
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