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1 Timothy 3
This
is
a
true
a
saying,
If
a
man
desire
the
office
of
a
b
bishop,
he
desireth
a
good
work.
2 A
bishop
then
must
be
a
blameless,
the
husband
of
one
wife,
vigilant,
b
sober,
of
good
behaviour,
given
to
c
hospitality,
apt
to
d
teach;
3 Not
given
to
a
wine,
no
b
striker,
not
greedy
of
c
filthy
lucre;
but
patient,
not
a
brawler,
not
covetous;
4 One
that
a
ruleth
well
his
own
b
house,
having
his
c
children
in
subjection
with
all
gravity;
5 (For
if
a
man
know
not
how
to
a
rule
his
own
house,
how
shall
he
take
care
of
the
church
of
God?)
6 Not
a
a
novice,
lest
being
lifted
up
with
b
pride
he
fall
into
the
c
condemnation
of
the
devil.
7 Moreover
he
must
have
a
good
a
report
of
them
which
are
b
without;
lest
he
fall
into
reproach
and
the
c
snare
of
the
devil.
8 Likewise
must
the
a
deacons
be
b
grave,
not
c
doubletongued,
not
given
to
much
wine,
not
greedy
of
filthy
lucre;
9 Holding
the
mystery
of
the
faith
in
a
pure
a
conscience.
10 And
let
these
also
first
be
a
proved;
then
let
them
use
the
office
of
a
deacon,
being
found
blameless.
11
a
Even
so
must
their
b
wives
be
c
grave,
not
d
slanderers,
e
sober,
f
faithful
in
all
things.
12 Let
the
deacons
be
the
husbands
of
one
wife,
ruling
their
children
and
their
own
houses
well.
13 For
they
that
have
used
the
office
of
a
deacon
well
a
purchase
to
themselves
a
good
degree,
and
great
boldness
in
the
faith
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus.
14 These
things
write
I
unto
thee,
hoping
to
come
unto
thee
shortly:
15
a
But
if
I
tarry
long,
that
thou
mayest
know
how
thou
oughtest
to
behave
thyself
in
the
house
of
God,
which
is
the
b
church
of
the
living
God,
the
pillar
and
c
ground
of
the
d
truth.
16 And
without
controversy
great
is
the
a
mystery
of
godliness:
b
God
was
c
manifest
in
the
d
flesh,
e
justified
in
the
Spirit,
seen
of
angels,
preached
unto
the
Gentiles,
believed
on
in
the
world,
f
received
up
into
glory.
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