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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1This is a trustworthy saying: The one who would an elder be, a noble task desires he. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, hospitable to strangers, and teachable. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or love money. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4He must manage his own family well and have children who are submissive and respectful in every way. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church? |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6He must not be a recent convert, so that he won't become arrogant and fall into the devil's condemnation. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7He must be well thought of by outsiders, so he doesn't fall into disgrace and the trap set for him by the devil. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Ministers, too, must be serious. They must not be two-faced, addicted to wine, or greedy for money. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9They must hold firmly to the secret of the faith with clear consciences. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10But they must first be tested. Then, if they prove to be blameless, they may become ministers. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Their wives must also be serious. They must not be gossips, but instead be stable and trustworthy in everything. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Ministers must be husbands of one wife and must manage their children and their families well. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Those ministers who serve well gain an excellent reputation for themselves and will have great assurance by their faith in the Messiah Jesus. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14I hope to come to you soon. However, I'm writing this to you |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15in case I am delayed, so that you may know how to behave 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] | 16By common confession, the secret of our godly worship is great: In flesh was he revealed to sight, kept righteous by the Spirit's might, adored by angels singing. To nations was he manifest, believing souls found peace and rest, our Lord in heaven reigning! |
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