| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1This saying is trustworthy: "If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work." |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher, |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy-- |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4one who manages his own household competently, having his children under control with all dignity. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God's church?) |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the Devil's trap. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money, |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13For 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[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He 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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