1Ti 3:2-7, 4:16, 6:11 | ESV | STEP | Therefore an overseer must be above reproach , the husband of one wife , sober-minded , self-controlled , respectable , hospitable , able to teach ,

k[See ver. 1 above]

l ch. 6:4; 2 Tim. 3:4

mSee Mark 4:11

n 2 Tim. 2:26; [ch. 6:9]

qSee Rom. 11:14

tSee Prov. 15:9

1 Timothy 3:2-7

2 Therefore ^aan overseer ^{▼▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1} must be above reproach, ^cthe husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or a man of one woman; also verse 12} ^esober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, ^fhospitable, ^gable to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but ^hgentle, not quarrelsome, ⁱnot a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity ^jkeeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for ^kGod’s church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may ^lbecome puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by ^moutsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into ⁿa snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 4:16

16 ^oKeep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^pboth yourself and ^qyour hearers.

1 Timothy 6:11

Fight the Good Fight of Faith

11 But as for you, ^rO man of God, ^sflee these things. ^tPursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.