1 Timothy 3:1-5 ▼

1 This is a faithful and trustworthy saying: if any man [eagerly] seeks the office of overseer (bishop, superintendent), he desires an excellent task.

2 Now an overseer must be blameless and beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

3 not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical].

4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity [keeping them respectful and well-behaved]

5 (for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?).