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1 Timothy 3:1

It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.

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1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,

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1 Timothy 3:3

not overindulging in wine, not a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

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1 Timothy 3:4

He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

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1 Timothy 3:5

(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

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1 Timothy 3:6

and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into condemnation incurred by the devil.

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1 Timothy 3:7

And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.

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