1 Timothy 3:1-7 - Qualifications For Overseers

¹ This is a trustworthy saying. Whoever aspires to the office of superintendent sets his heart on a fine work. ² A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; ³ not addicted to drink or pugnacious, but a man of moderation and peace, not avaricious, ⁴ managing his own house well, and keeping his children under control and perfectly respectful??5 for if a man does not know how to conduct his own household, how can he look after a church of God? ⁶ He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people. ⁷ He must also be a man of good standing with outsiders, or he may get into disgrace and be entrapped by the slanderers.