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3:1  This saying is trustworthy: "If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work."
3:2  An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
3:3  not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy--
3:4  one who manages his own household competently, having his children under control with all dignity.
3:5  (If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God's church?)
3:6  He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.
3:7  Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the Devil's trap.
3:8  Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,
3:9  holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
3:10  And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.
3:11  Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.
3:12  Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.
3:13  For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
3:14  I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon.
3:15  But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
3:16  And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.