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1 Timothy 3:2
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Qualifications of Overseers

1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a1 bishop, he desires a good work.  
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
3 not1 given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not3 covetous;  
4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence
5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);
6 not a1 novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.  
7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the asnare of the devil.  

Qualifications of Deacons

8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, anot given to much wine, not greedy for money,  
9 holding the1 mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Timothy 3:2

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American Standard Version
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Amplified® Bible
Now a bishop (superintendent, overseer) must give no grounds for accusation {but} must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, circumspect {and} temperate {and} self-controlled; [he must be] sensible {and} well behaved {and} dignified and lead an orderly (disciplined) life; [he must be] hospitable [showing love for and being a friend to the believers, especially strangers or foreigners, and be] a capable {and} qualified teacher,

Contemporary English Version
That's why officials must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. They must be self-controlled, sensible, well-behaved, friendly to strangers, and able to teach.

Darby English Version
The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

Good News Bible
A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife, be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach;

International Standard Version
Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, a lover of strangers, and teachable.

King James Version
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

New American Standard Bible
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

New International Version
Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

New King James Version
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
An overseer, then, must live above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Young's Literal Translation
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,


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