1Ti 3:2-7 | NASB2020 | STEP | An overseer , then , must be above reproach , the husband of one wife , temperate , self-controlled , respectable , hospitable , skillful in teaching ,

1 Timothy 3:2-7

2 ^{▼▼Lit The
,} ^bAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, ^cthe husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or level-headed
,} ^etemperate, self-controlled, respectable, ^fhospitable, ^gskillful in teaching, 3 ^hnot overindulging in wine, not ^{▼▼Or combative}a bully, but gentle, not contentious, ^jfree from the love of money. 4 He must be one who ^kmanages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity 5 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of ^lthe church of God?), 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become ^mconceited and fall into ⁿcondemnation ^{▼▼Lit of the devil}incurred by the devil. 7 And he must ^phave a good reputation with ^qthose outside the church, so that he will not fall into ^{▼▼Or reproach}disgrace and ^sthe snare of the devil.