1 Timothy 3

^aThis is a true saying, If a man desire ^bthe office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. ^2cA ^dbishop then must be ^eblameless, ^fthe husband of one wife, ^gvigilant, ^hsober, of good behaviour, ⁱgiven to hospitality, ^kapt to teach; ^3lnot given to wine, no striker, ^mnot greedy of filthy lucre; but ⁿpatient, ^onot a brawler, ^pnot covetous; ^4qone that ruleth well his own house, ^qhaving his children in subjection with all ^rgravity; ⁵(for if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of ^sthe church of God?) ⁶Not a novice, lest being ^tlifted up with pride he fall into ^uthe condemnation of the devil. ⁷Moreover he must ^vhave a good report of ^wthem which are without; lest he fall into reproach and ^xthe snare of the devil. ⁸Likewise must ^ythe deacons be ^zgrave, ^anot doubletongued, ^anot given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; ^9bholding the mystery of the faith in ^ca pure conscience. ¹⁰And ^cclet these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found ^dblameless. ¹¹Even so must their wives be ^egrave, not ^fslanderers, ^gsober, faithful in all things. ¹²Let the deacons be ^gthe husbands of one wife, ^hruling their children and their own houses well. ¹³For ⁱthey that have used the office of a deacon well ^kpurchase to themselves a good degree, and great ^lboldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: ¹⁵but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in ^mthe house of God, which is ⁿthe church of ^othe living God, the ^ppillar and ground of ^ppthe truth. ¹⁶And without controversy great is ^bthe mystery of ^qgodliness: God was manifest ^rin the flesh, ^sjustified in the Spirit, ^tseen of angels, ^upreached ^wunto the Gentiles, ^xbelieved on in the world, ^yreceived up ^zinto glory.

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