1Ti 3:2-7 | NASB1995 | STEP | An overseer , then , must be above reproach , the husband of one wife , temperate , prudent , respectable , hospitable , able to teach ,

1 Timothy 3:2-7

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,} ^bAn overseer, then, must be above reproach, ^cthe husband of one wife, ^dtemperate, prudent, respectable, ^ehospitable, ^fable to teach, 3 ^gnot addicted to wine ^{▼▼ Lit not}or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, ⁱfree from the love of money. 4 He must be one who ^jmanages 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 ^kthe church of God?), 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become ^lconceited and fall into the ^mcondemnation ^{▼▼ Lit of the devil}incurred by the devil. 7 And he must ^ohave a good reputation with ^pthose outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and ^qthe snare of the devil.