NASB — 1 Timothy 3 — KJV

Overseers and Deacons

1 aIt is a trustworthy° statement°: if° any° man° aspires° to the boffice° of Ioverseer°, it is a fine° work° he desires° [to do]. 2 IaAn overseer°, then°, must° be above° reproach°, bthe husband° of one° wife°, ctemperate°, prudent°, respectable°, dhospitable°, eable° to teach°, 3 anot addicted° to wine° Ior° pugnacious°, but gentle°, peaceable°, bfree° from the love° of money°. 4 [He must be] one who amanages° his own° household° well°, keeping° his children° under° control° with all° dignity° 5 (but if° a man° does not know° how° to manage° his own° household°, how° will he take° care° of athe church° of God°?), 6 [and] not a new° convert°, so°° that he will not become aconceited° and fall° into the bcondemnation° Iincurred by the devil°. 7 And he must° ahave° a good° reputation° with bthose° outside° [the church], so° that he will not fall° into reproach° and cthe snare° of the devil°.

[1] IOr bishop a1Ti 1:15 bAc 20:28; Php 1:1
[2] ILit The a1Ti 3:2-4; Tit 1:6-8 bLk 2:36f; 1Ti 5:9; Tit 1:6 c1Ti 3:8, 11; Tit 2:2 dRo 12:13; Tit 1:8; He 13:2; 1P 4:9 e2Ti 2:24
[3] ILit not aTit 1:7 b1Ti 3:8; 6:10; Tit 1:7; He 13:5
[4] a1Ti 3:12
[5] a1Co 10:32; 1Ti 3:15
[6] ILit of the devil a1Ti 6:4; 2Ti 3:4 b1Ti 3:7
[7] a2Co 8:21 bMk 4:11 c1Ti 6:9; 2Ti 2:26

8aDeacons° likewise° [must be] men° of dignity°, not Idouble-tongued°, IIbor° addicted° to much° wine° IIcor° fond° of sordid° gain°, 9 a[but] holding° to the mystery° of the faith° with a clear° conscience°. 10 aThese° men must also° first° be tested°; then° let them serve° as deacons° if they are beyond° reproach°. 11 IWomen° [must] likewise° [be] dignified°, anot malicious° gossips°, but btemperate°, faithful° in all° things°. 12 aDeacons° must be bhusbands° of [only] one° wife°, [and] Icgood° managers° of [their] children° and their own° households°. 13 For those° who have served° well° as deacons° aobtain° for themselves° a Ihigh° standing° and great° confidence° in the faith° that is in Christ° Jesus°.

[8] IOr given to double-talk IILit not aPhp 1:1; 1Ti 3:12 b1Ti 5:23; Tit 2:3 c1Ti 3:3; Tit 1:7; 1P 5:2
[9] a1Ti 1:5, 19
[10] a1Ti 5:22
[11] II.e. either deacons’ wives or deaconesses a2Ti 3:3; Tit 2:3 b1Ti 3:2
[12] ILit managing well aPhp 1:1; 1Ti 3:8 b1Ti 3:2 c1Ti 3:4
[13] ILit good aMt 25:21

14 ¶ I am writing° these° things° to you, hoping° to come° to you before° long°; 15 but Iin case° I am° delayed°, [I write] so° that you will know° how° IIone ought° to conduct° himself in athe household° of God°, which° is the bchurch° of cthe living° God°, the dpillar° and support° of the truth°. 16 By common° confession°, great° is athe mystery° of godliness°:
  He who° was brevealed° in the flesh°,
  Was Icvindicated° IIin the Spirit°,
  dSeen° by angels°,
  eProclaimed° among° the nations°,
  fBelieved° on in the world°,
  gTaken° up in glory°.

[15] ILit if I delay IIOr you ought to conduct yourself a1Co 3:16; 2Co 6:16; Ep 2:21f; 1P 2:5; 4:17 b1Ti 3:5 cMt 16:16; 1Ti 4:10 dGa 2:9; 2Ti 2:19
[16] IOr justified IIOr by aRo 16:25 bJn 1:14; 1P 1:20; 1 Jn 3:5, 8 cRo 3:4 dLk 2:13; 24:4; 1P 1:12 eRo 16:26; 2Co 1:19; Col 1:23 f2Th 1:10 gMk 16:19; Ac 1:9


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1 ¶ This [is] a trueº saying,º If a manº desireºª the office of a bishop,º he desirethºª a goodº work.º

[1] Pv 11:30; Lk 15:10; Ac 1:20; 20:28; Ro 11:13; Ep 4:12; Php 1:1; 1Th 5:14; 1Ti 1:15; 3:2; 4:9; 2Ti 2:11; Tit 1:7; 3:8; He 12:15; Jm 5:19; 1P 2:25; 4:15; 5:2.

How bishops, and deacons, and their wives, should be qualified:

2 A bishopº thenº mustºª beºª blameless,º the husbandº of oneº wife,º vigilant,º sober,º of good behaviour,º given to hospitality,º apt to teach;º 3 Notº given to wine,º noº striker,º notº greedy of filthy lucre;º butº patient,º not a brawler,º not covetous;º 4 One that rulethºª wellº his ownº house,º havingºª his childrenº inº subjectionº withº allº gravity;º 5 (Forº if² a man¹² knowºª notº how¹ª to ruleºª his ownº house,º howº shall he take care ofºª the churchº of God?)º 6 Notº a novice,º lestº being lifted up with prideºª he fallºª intoº the condemnationº of the² devil.º 7 Moreoverº¹ heº mustºª² haveºª a goodº reportº ofº them which are without;º lestº he fallºª intoº reproachº andº the snareº of the² devil.º 8 Likewiseº [must] the deaconsº [be] grave,º notº doubletongued,º notº givenºª to muchº wine,º notº greedy of filthy lucre;º 9 Holdingºª the² mysteryº of the² faithº inº a pureº conscience.º 10 And¹² let¹ª theseº also¹² firstº be proved;ºª thenº let them use the office of a deacon,ºª beingºª [found] blameless.º 11 Even soº [must their] wivesº [be] grave,º notº slanderers,º sober,º faithfulº inº all things.º 12 Let¹ª the deaconsº beºª the husbandsº of oneº wife,º rulingºª their childrenº andº their ownº housesº well.º 13 Forº they that have used the office of a deaconºª wellº purchaseºª to themselvesº a goodº degree,º andº greatº boldnessº inº the faithº whichº is inº Christº Jesus.º

[2] Is 56:10; Lk 1:6; Ro 12:13; Php 2:15; 1Ti 3:10; 4:3; 5:9; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 1:6, 8; He 3:14; 13:2; 1P 4:7, 9; 5:8.
[3] Lv 10:9; 1S 2:15; 8:3; 2K 5:20; Pv 1:19; 15:27; Ec 7:8; Is 5:11; 28:1, 7; 56:11, 12; Jr 6:13; 8:10; Ezk 44:21; Mi 2:11; 3:5, 11; Mal 1:10; Mt 21:13; 24:45; Lk 12:42; 21:34; Jn 10:12; 12:5; Ac 8:18; 20:33; Ro 16:18; Ep 5:18; 1Th 5:14; 1Ti 3:8; 6:11; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 1:7, 11; 2:3; 3:2; Jm 4:1; 1P 5:2; 2P 2:3, 14; Jde 1:11; Rv 1:9; 18:11.
[4] Gn 18:19; Jsh 24:15; Ps 101:2; Ac 10:2; Php 4:8; 1Ti 3:12; Tit 1:6; 2:2, 7.
[5] 1S 2:29; 3:13; Ac 20:28; Ep 1:22; 5:24, 32; 1Ti 3:15.
[6] Dt 8:14; 17:20; 2K 14:10; 2Ch 26:16; 32:25; Pv 16:18; 18:12; 29:23; Is 2:12; 14:12; Lk 10:18; 1Co 3:1; 4:6; 8:1; 2Co 12:7; He 5:12; 1P 2:2; 5:5; 2P 2:4; Jde 1:6.
[7] 1S 2:24; Ac 6:3; 10:22; 22:12; 1Co 5:12; 10:32; 2Co 6:3; 8:21; Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12; 5:22; 1Ti 5:14, 24; 6:9; 2Ti 2:26; Tit 2:5, 8; 1P 4:14; 3Jn 1:12.
[8] Lv 10:9; Ps 5:9; 12:2; 50:19; 52:2; Ezk 44:21; Ac 6:3; Ro 3:13; Php 1:1; 1Ti 3:3, 4; Jm 3:10.
[9] 1Ti 1:5, 19; 3:16; 2Jn 1:9.
[10] Ac 6:1; 1Co 1:8; Col 1:22; 1Ti 3:2, 6, 13; 5:22; Tit 1:6; 1Jn 4:1.
[11] Lv 21:7, 13; Ps 15:3; 50:20; 101:5; Pv 10:18; 25:13; Jr 9:4; Ezk 44:22; Mt 4:1; Lk 1:5; Jn 6:70; 1Th 5:6; 1Ti 1:12; 3:2, 4; 6:2; 2Ti 3:3; 4:5; Tit 2:3; 3:2; 1P 5:8; Rv 12:9.
[12] 1Ti 3:2, 4.
[13] Mt 20:28; 25:21; Lk 16:10; 19:17; Ac 6:5, 8, 15; 7:1; 21:35; Ro 12:7; 1Co 16:15; Php 1:14; 1Th 2:2; 2Ti 2:1; He 6:10; 1P 4:10.

and to what end Paul wrote to Timothy of these things.

14 These thingsº write² I¹ª unto thee,º hopingºª to comeºª untoº theeº shortly:º

[14] 1Co 11:34; 16:5; 2Co 1:15; 1Th 2:18; 1Ti 4:13; Phm 1:22; He 13:23; 2Jn 1:12; 3Jn 1:14.

Of the Church, and the blessed truth therein taught and professed.

15 Butº ifº I tarry long,ºª thatº thou mayest knowºª howº thou oughtestºª to behave thyselfºª inº the houseº of God,º whichº isºª the churchº of the livingºª God,º the pillarº andº groundº of the² truth.º 16 Andº without controversyº greatº isºª the² mysteryº of godliness:º Godº was manifestºª inº the flesh,º justifiedºª inº the Spirit,º seenºª of angels,º preachedºª untoº the Gentiles,º believed onºª inº the world,º received upºª intoº glory.º

[15] Dt 5:26; 31:23; Jsh 3:10; 1S 17:26, 36; 1K 2:2, 4; 2K 19:4; 1Ch 22:13; 28:9; Ps 42:2; 84:2; Jr 1:18; 10:10; 23:36; Dn 6:26; Ho 1:10; Mt 16:16, 18; 18:18; Jn 1:17; 6:69; 14:6; 18:37; Ac 1:2; 14:15; Ro 3:2; 9:26; 2Co 3:3; 6:7, 16; Ga 2:9; 3:1; Ep 2:21; 4:21; Col 1:5; 1Th 1:9; 1Ti 3:2, 5, 16; 4:10; 6:16; 2Ti 2:20; He 3:2, 12; 9:14; 12:22; 1P 2:5; Rv 7:2.
[16] Ps 68:17; Is 7:14; 9:6; 50:5; Jr 23:5; Mi 5:2; Mt 1:23; 3:16; 4:11; 13:11; 28:2; Mk 1:13; 16:5, 19; Lk 2:10, 32; 22:43; 24:4, 51; Jn 1:1, 14, 32; 6:62; 13:3; 15:26; 16:8, 28; 17:5; 20:12; Ac 1:1, 10, 19; 2:32; 10:34; 13:46; 14:27; 20:28; Ro 1:3; 8:3; 9:5; 10:12, 18; 16:25; 1Co 2:7; 15:47; Ga 2:8; 4:4; Ep 1:9; 3:3, 5, 10; 4:8; 6:19; Php 2:6; Col 1:6, 16, 23, 27; 2:2; 2Th 2:7; 1Ti 3:9; He 1:3; 2:9; 7:7; 8:1; 12:2; 1P 1:12; 3:18, 22; 1Jn 1:2; 3:5; 5:6; Rv 1:17; 7:9; 17:5, 7.


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