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Overseers Must Be Above Reproach

The saying is trustworthy— if anyone aspires-to the office-of-overseer, he desires a good work. Therefore the overseer must be above-reproach[a], a man of one woman[b], sober[c], sound-minded[d], respectable[e], hospitable, skillful-at-teaching, not a drunken[f] one, not a brawler[g], but kind, non-quarrelsome[h], not-a-money-lover,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or, without blame, beyond criticism.
  2. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or, husband of one wife. Some think this refers in some sense to marital status; others, to marital fidelity.
  3. 1 Timothy 3:2 That is, sober in judgment, serious.
  4. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or, prudent, moderate, self-controlled.
  5. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or, well-ordered, as in 2:9; honorable.
  6. 1 Timothy 3:3 That is, known for drunken behavior and exhibitions.
  7. 1 Timothy 3:3 Or, belligerent, combative.
  8. 1 Timothy 3:3 Or, peaceable.

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