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riversident@1Timothy:3:1 @ THE saying is trustworthy: "If any one aspires to the office of a bishop, he desires a noble work."

riversident@1Timothy:3:2 @ A bishop, then, should be above reproach, true to one woman, temperate, self-controlled, dignified, hospitable, with a gift for teaching,

riversident@1Timothy:3:3 @ not given to wine or to blows, but fair-minded, averse to strife, not a lover of money,

riversident@1Timothy:3:4 @ presiding well over his own house, with children obedient and respectful.

riversident@1Timothy:3:5 @ But if any one does not know how to preside over his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

riversident@1Timothy:3:6 @ He must not be a new convert, for fear he may be blinded by pride and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.

riversident@1Timothy:3:7 @ He must have a good reputation with outsiders so as not to fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.

riversident@1Timothy:3:8 @ Deacons, in the same way, must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not eager for base gain,

riversident@1Timothy:3:9 @ holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

riversident@1Timothy:3:10 @ They must first be tested, and then let them fill the office of deacon if there is nothing against them.

riversident@1Timothy:3:11 @ Women, in the same way, must be dignified, not slanderers, temperate, trustworthy in everything.

riversident@1Timothy:3:12 @ Deacons must be men true to one woman, presiding well over their children and their own houses.

riversident@1Timothy:3:13 @ Those who have filled the office of deacon well win for themselves a high standing and great boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.

riversident@1Timothy:3:14 @ I am writing these things to you, although I hope to come to you soon,

riversident@1Timothy:3:15 @ but so that if I am delayed you may know how people should conduct themselves in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.

riversident@1Timothy:3:16 @ Confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: "Who was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory."

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