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Now a bishop[a] must be above reproach, married only once,[b] temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way—

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or an overseer
  2. 1 Timothy 3:2 Gk the husband of one wife

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