1Ti 3:1-12 | ESV | STEP | The saying is trustworthy : If anyone aspires to the office of overseer , he desires a noble task .

m[See ver. 1 above]

n ch. 6:4; 2 Tim. 3:4

oSee Mark 4:11

p 2 Tim. 2:26; [ch. 6:9]

q Phil. 1:1

s[ch. 5:23; Titus 2:3]

t Titus 1:7; 1 Pet. 5:2

vSee Acts 23:1

aa ver. 2, 4

ab ver. 2, 4

1 Timothy 3:1-12

Qualifications for Overseers

1 The saying is ^atrustworthy: If anyone aspires to ^bthe office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore ^can overseer ^{▼▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1} must be above reproach, ^ethe husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or a man of one woman; also verse 12} ^gsober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, ^hhospitable, ⁱable to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but ^jgentle, not quarrelsome, ^knot a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity ^lkeeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for ^mGod’s church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may ⁿbecome puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by ^ooutsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into ^pa snare of the devil.

Qualifications for Deacons

8 ^qDeacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, ^{▼▼Or devious in speech} ^snot addicted to much wine, ^tnot greedy for dishonest gain. 9 They must ^uhold the mystery of the faith with ^va clear conscience. 10 And ^wlet them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. 11 ^xTheir wives likewise must ^{▼▼Or Wives, likewise, must, or Women, likewise, must} be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, ^zfaithful in all things. 12 Let deacons each be ^aathe husband of one wife, ^abmanaging their children and their own households well.