1Ti 3 | NASB2020 | 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, ^{▼▼Or level-headed
,} ^htemperate, self-controlled, respectable, ⁱhospitable, ^jskillful in teaching, 3 ^knot overindulging in wine, not ^{▼▼Or combative}a bully, but gentle, not contentious, ^mfree from the love of money. 4 He must be one who ⁿmanages 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 ^othe church of God?), 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become ^pconceited and fall into ^qcondemnation ^{▼▼Lit of the devil}incurred by the devil. 7 And he must ^shave a good reputation with ^tthose outside the church, so that he will not fall into ^{▼▼Or reproach}disgrace and ^vthe snare of the devil.

8 ^wDeacons likewise must be men of dignity, not ^{▼▼Or given to double-talk}insincere, ^ynot prone to drink much wine, ^znot greedy for money, 9 ^aabut holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 ^abThese men must also first be tested; then have 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 ^{▼▼Or level-headed
,} ^aftemperate, faithful in all things. 12 ^agDeacons must be ^ahhusbands of one wife, and ^{▼▼Lit managing well
,} ^ajgood managers of their children and their own households. 13 For those who have served well as deacons ^akobtain 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 one should act in ^anthe household of God, which is the ^aochurch of ^apthe living God, the ^aqpillar and support of the truth. 16 Beyond question, 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.