nkjv 1Timothy:3:2-13 SEEK
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A bishop then must be blameless ,
the husband of one wife ,
temperate ,
sober-minded ,
of good behavior ,
hospitable ,
able to teach ;
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not given to wine ,
not violent ,
not greedy for money ,
but gentle ,
not quarrelsome ,
not covetous ;
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one who rules his own house well ,
having his children in submission with all reverence
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for if a man does not know how to rule his own house ,
how will he take care of the church of God ?);
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not a novice ,
lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil .
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Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside ,
lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil .
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Likewise deacons must be reverent ,
not double-tongued ,
not given to much wine ,
not greedy for money ,
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holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience .
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But let these also first be tested ;
then let them serve as deacons ,
being found blameless .
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Likewise ,
their wives must be reverent ,
not slanderers ,
temperate ,
faithful in all things .
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Let deacons be the husbands of one wife ,
ruling their children and their own houses well .
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For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus .