aIt is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the boffice of 1overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
21 aAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, bthe husband of one wife, ctemperate, prudent, respectable, dhospitable, eable to teach,
3anot addicted to wine 1or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, bfree from the love of money.
4He must be one who amanages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
5(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of athe church of God?),
6and not a new convert, so that he will not become aconceited and fall into the bcondemnation 1incurred by the devil.
7And he must ahave a good reputation with bthose outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and cthe snare of the devil.
8aDeacons likewise must be men of dignity, not 1double-tongued, 2 bor addicted to much wine 2 cor fond of sordid gain,
9abut holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10aThese men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.
111Women must likewise be dignified, anot malicious gossips, but btemperate, faithful in all things.
12aDeacons must be bhusbands of only one wife, and 1 cgood managers of their children and their own households.
13For those who have served well as deacons aobtain for themselves a 1high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;
15but 1in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how 2one ought to conduct himself in athe household of God, which is the bchurch of cthe living God, the dpillar and support of the truth.
16By common confession, great is athe mystery of godliness: He who was brevealed in the flesh, Was 1 cvindicated 2in the Spirit, dSeen by angels, eProclaimed among the nations, fBelieved on in the world, gTaken up in glory.