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Text -- 1 Timothy 3:4-16 (NET)

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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.
Conduct in God’s Church
3:14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you 3:15 in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth. 3:16 And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
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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...

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...

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...

NET Notes: 1Ti 3:8 Grk “not devoted to much wine.”

NET Notes: 1Ti 3:9 The mystery of the faith is a reference to the revealed truths of the Christian faith.

NET Notes: 1Ti 3:11 Or “also deaconesses.” The Greek word here is γυναῖκας (gunaika") which literally means R...

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; ...

NET Notes: 1Ti 3:13 In the phrase the faith that is in Christ Jesus, the term faith seems to mean “what Christians believe, Christian truth,” rather than pers...

NET Notes: 1Ti 3:14 These instructions refer to the instructions about local church life, given in 1 Tim 2:1–3:13.

NET Notes: 1Ti 3:15 Grk “which is” (but the relative clause shows the reason for such conduct).

NET Notes: 1Ti 3:16 Or “in spirit.”

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