rsv 1Timothy:3:1-15
rsv@1Timothy:3:1 @ The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.
rsv@1Timothy:3:2 @ Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,
rsv@1Timothy:3:3 @ no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money.
rsv@1Timothy:3:4 @ He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way;
rsv@1Timothy:3:5 @ for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God's church?
rsv@1Timothy:3:6 @ He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil;
rsv@1Timothy:3:7 @ moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
rsv@1Timothy:3:8 @ Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain;
rsv@1Timothy:3:9 @ they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
rsv@1Timothy:3:10 @ And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deacons.
rsv@1Timothy:3:11 @ The women likewise must be serious, no slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things.
rsv@1Timothy:3:12 @ Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well;
rsv@1Timothy:3:13 @ for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
rsv@1Timothy:3:14 @ I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that,
rsv@1Timothy:3:15 @ if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth.
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