1Ti 3:2, 4, 12 | ISV | STEP | Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, a lover of strangers, and teachable.

‏ 1 Timothy 3:2

2 Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or devoted to his wife; lit. a man of one woman} stable, sensible, respectable, a lover of strangers, and teachable. ^{▼▼Or able to teach}1Tim 5:9; 2Tim 2:24; Titus 1:6

‏ 1 Timothy 3:4

4 He must manage his own family well and have children who are submissive and respectful in every way.Titus 1:6

‏ 1 Timothy 3:12

12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife ^{▼▼3:2 Or devoted to their wives; lit. men of one woman} and must manage their children and their families well.