1Ti 3 | NASB1995 | STEP | It is a trustworthy statement : if any man aspires to the office of overseer , it is a fine work he desires to do .

1 Timothy 3

Overseers and Deacons

1 ^aIt is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the ^boffice of ^{▼▼ Or bishop}overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. 2 ^{▼▼ Lit The
,} ^eAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, ^fthe husband of one wife, ^gtemperate, prudent, respectable, ^hhospitable, ⁱable to teach, 3 ^jnot addicted to wine ^{▼▼ Lit not}or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, ^lfree from the love of money. 4 He must be one who ^mmanages 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 ⁿthe church of God?), 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become ^oconceited and fall into the ^pcondemnation ^{▼▼ Lit of the devil}incurred by the devil. 7 And he must ^rhave a good reputation with ^sthose outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and ^tthe snare of the devil.

8 ^uDeacons likewise must be men of dignity, not ^{▼▼ Or given to double-talk}double-tongued, ^{▼▼ Lit not
,} ^xor addicted to much wine ^{▼▼ Lit not
,} ^zor fond of sordid gain, 9 ^aa but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 ^abThese men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. 11 ^{▼▼ I.e. either deacons’ wives or deaconesses}Women must likewise be dignified, ^adnot malicious gossips, but ^aetemperate, faithful in all things. 12 ^afDeacons must be ^aghusbands of only one wife, and ^{▼▼ Lit managing well
,} ^aigood managers of their children and their own households. 13 For those who have served well as deacons ^ajobtain for themselves a ^{▼▼ Lit good}high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; 15 but ^{▼▼ Lit if I delay}in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how ^{▼▼ Or you ought to conduct yourself}one ought to conduct himself in ^anthe household of God, which is the ^aochurch of ^apthe living God, the ^aqpillar and support of the truth. 16 By common confession, great is ^arthe mystery of godliness: He who was ^asrevealed in the flesh,
Was ^{▼▼ Or justified
,} ^auvindicated ^{▼▼ Or by}in the Spirit,
^awSeen by angels,
^axProclaimed among the nations,
^ayBelieved on in the world,
^azTaken up in glory.