Thematic Bible
1 Timothy 3:1 (show verse)
It is a trustworthy saying: if any one aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
1 Timothy 3:2 (show verse)
Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 3:3 (show verse)
not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
1 Timothy 3:4 (show verse)
He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
1 Timothy 3:5 (show verse)
(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).
1 Timothy 3:6 (show verse)
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
1 Timothy 3:7 (show verse)
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:8 (show verse)
Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not fond of sordid gain;
1 Timothy 3:9 (show verse)
they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
1 Timothy 3:10 (show verse)
They must also first be tested; and then if they are beyond reproach, let them serve as deacons.
1 Timothy 3:11 (show verse)
The women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.
1 Timothy 3:12 (show verse)
Deacons must be the husband of one wife, and must manage their children and their households well.
1 Timothy 3:13 (show verse)
For those who have served well as deacons gain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 3:14 (show verse)
Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,
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1 Timothy 3:15 (show verse)
if I am delayed, you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
1 Timothy 3:16 (show verse)
By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: he was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.