1Ti 3:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Tim 3:1-13: 3:1-13 The topic shifts to church leadership by elders (3:1-7 ) and deacons (3:8-13 ). Timothy’s role in the appointments is less clear than that of Titus (see 5:17-22 ; Titus 1:5 ), possibly because the church in Ephesus was more mature and thus better able to manage the process (cp. Acts 6:2-6 ). The criteria listed here pertain to character rather than function and are partly a response to the local heretics. Reading this letter in the churches would make the criteria public and demonstrate the unfitness of the heretics for leadership. 3:1 trustworthy saying: See study note on 1:15. • a church leader: The translation assumes that “overseer” and “church leader” (see study note on 5:17-18) are the same office (see Titus 1:5-7 ). In the Greco-Roman world, an overseer was a religious, civic, or military supervisor.

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‏ 1 Timothy 3:1

Summary for 1Tim 3:1-13: 3:1-13 ^a The topic shifts to church leadership by elders (3:1-7 ^b) and deacons (3:8-13 ^c). Timothy’s role in the appointments is less clear than that of Titus (see 5:17-22 ^d; Titus 1:5 ^e), possibly because the church in Ephesus was more mature and thus better able to manage the process (cp. Acts 6:2-6 ^f). The criteria listed here pertain to character rather than function and are partly a response to the local heretics. Reading this letter in the churches would make the criteria public and demonstrate the unfitness of the heretics for leadership. 3:1 ^g trustworthy saying: See study note on 1:15.

• a church leader: The translation assumes that “overseer” and “church leader” (see study note on 5:17-18) are the same office (see Titus 1:5-7 ^h). In the Greco-Roman world, an overseer was a religious, civic, or military supervisor.