1 Timothy 3:2–7

2 1aAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, bthe husband of one wife, ctemperate, sensible, respectable, dhospitable, eable to teach,

3 anot addicted to wine 1or pugnacious, but considerate, peaceable, bfree from the love of money;

4 aleading his own household well, having his children in submission with all dignity

5 (but if a man does not know how to lead his own household, how will he take care of athe church of God?),

6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become aconceited and fall into the bcondemnation of the devil.

7 And 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.