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Text -- 1 Timothy 3:1-13 (NET)
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Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons
3:1 This saying is trustworthy : “If someone aspires to the office of overseer , he desires a good work .”
3:2 The overseer then must be above reproach , the husband of one wife , temperate , self-controlled , respectable , hospitable , an able teacher ,
3:3 not a drunkard , not violent , but gentle , not contentious , free from the love of money .
3:4 He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity .
3:5 But if someone does not know how to manage his own household , how will he care for the church of God ?
3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.
3:7 And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap .
3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified , not two-faced , not given to excessive drinking , not greedy for gain ,
3:9 holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience .
3:10 And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless .
3:11 Likewise also their wives must be dignified , not slanderous , temperate , faithful in every respect .
3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households .
3:13 For those who have served well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Bishop |
Church |
Deacon |
SPIRITUAL GIFTS |
Minister |
Commandments |
CHURCH GOVERNMENT |
DEACON; DEACONESS |
Family |
GRAVITY |
Patience |
Parents |
LUCRE |
Sobriety |
Temperance |
Greed |
Meekness |
Slander |
TEMPERANCE; TEMPERATE |
DEACONESS |
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NET Notes: 1Ti 3:2 Or “a man married only once,” “devoted solely to his wife” (see 1 Tim 3:12; 5:9; Titus 1:6). The meaning of this phrase is dis...
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NET Notes: 1Ti 3:4 Grk “having children in submission with all dignity.” The last phrase, “keep his children in control without losing his dignity,R...
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NET Notes: 1Ti 3:6 Grk “the judgment of the devil,” which could also mean “the judgment that the devil incurred.” But see 1 Tim 1:20 for examples...
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NET Notes: 1Ti 3:7 Or “be trapped like the devil was”; Grk “fall into the trap of the devil.” The parallel in 2 Tim 2:26 supports the rendering g...
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NET Notes: 1Ti 3:9 The mystery of the faith is a reference to the revealed truths of the Christian faith.
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NET Notes: 1Ti 3:11 Or “also deaconesses.” The Greek word here is γυναῖκας (gunaika") which literally means R...
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NET Notes: 1Ti 3:12 Or “men married only once,” “devoted solely to their wives” (see the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 5:9; ...
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