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1 Timothy 3

Overseers and Deacons

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 aIt is a trustworthyg4103 statementg3056: ifg1487 anyg5100 mang5100 aspiresg3713 to the  bofficeg1984 of  1overseerg1984, it is a fineg2570 workg2041 he desiresg1937 to do.

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 1 aAn overseerg1985, theng3767, mustg1163 be aboveg423 reproachg423,  bthe husbandg435 of oneg1520 wifeg1135,  ctemperateg3524, prudentg4998, respectableg2887,  dhospitableg5382,  eableg1317 to teachg1317,

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 anot addictedg3943 to wineg3943  1org3361 pugnaciousg4131, but gentleg1933, peaceableg269,  bfreeg866 from the loveg866 of moneyg866.

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He must be one who  amanagesg4291b his owng2398 householdg3624 wellg2573, keepingg2192 his childreng5043 underg1722 controlg5292 with allg3956 dignityg4587

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(but ifg1487 a mang5100 does not knowg3609a howg3609a to manageg4291b his owng2398 householdg3624, howg4459 will he takeg1959 careg1959 of  athe churchg1577 of Godg2316?),

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and not a newg3504 convertg3504, sog2443g3361 that he will not become  aconceitedg5187 and fallg1706 into the  bcondemnationg2917  1incurred by the devilg1228.

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And he mustg1163  ahaveg2192 a goodg2570 reputationg3141 with  bthoseg3588 outsideg1855 the church, sog2443 that he will not fallg1706 into reproachg3680 and  cthe snareg3803 of the devilg1228.

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 aDeaconsg1249 likewiseg5615 must be meng4586 of dignityg4586, not  1double-tonguedg1351,  2 borg3361 addictedg4337 to muchg4183 wineg3631  2 corg3361 fondg146 of sordidg146 gaing146,

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 abut holdingg2192 to the mysteryg3466 of the faithg4102 with a clearg2513 conscienceg4893.

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 aTheseg3778 men must alsog2532 firstg4413 be testedg1381a; theng1534 let them serveg1247 as deaconsg1247 if they are beyondg410 reproachg410.

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 1Womeng1135 must likewiseg5615 be dignifiedg4586,  anot maliciousg1228 gossipsg1228, but  btemperateg3524, faithfulg4103 in allg3956 thingsg3956.

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 aDeaconsg1249 must be  bhusbandsg435 of only oneg1520 wifeg1135, and  1 cgoodg2573 managersg4291b of their childreng5043 and their owng2398 householdsg3624.

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For thoseg3588 who have servedg1247 wellg2573 as deaconsg1247  aobtaing4046 for themselvesg1438 a  1highg2570 standingg898 and greatg4183 confidenceg3954 in the faithg4102 that is in Christg5547 Jesusg2424.

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I am writingg1125 theseg3778 thingsg3778 to you, hopingg1679 to comeg2064 to you beforeg5035 longg5035;

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but  1in caseg1437 I amg1019 delayedg1019, I write sog2443 that you will knowg3609a howg4459  2one oughtg1163 to conductg390 himself in  athe householdg3624 of Godg2316, whichg3748 is the  bchurchg1577 of  cthe livingg2198 Godg2316, the  dpillarg4769 and supportg1477 of the truthg225.

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By commong3672 confessiong3672, greatg3173 is  athe mysteryg3466 of godlinessg2150: He whog3739 was  brevealedg5319 in the fleshg4561, Was  1 cvindicatedg1344  2in the Spiritg4151,  dSeeng3708 by angelsg32a,  eProclaimedg2784 amongg1722 the nationsg1484,  fBelievedg4100 on in the worldg2889,  gTakeng353 up in gloryg1391.



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