Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
Quotes around Verses      |
 1Ti 3:1 |
It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of [fn]overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. |
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1Ti 3:2 |
[fn]An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
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1Ti 3:3 |
not addicted to wine [fn]or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. |
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1Ti 3:4 |
He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity |
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1Ti 3:5 |
(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), |
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1Ti 3:6 |
and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation [fn]incurred by the devil. |
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1Ti 3:7 |
And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. |
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1Ti 3:8 |
Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not [fn]double-tongued, [fn]or addicted to much wine [fn]or fond of sordid gain, |
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1Ti 3:9 |
but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. |
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1Ti 3:10 |
These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. |
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1Ti 3:11 |
[fn]Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. |
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1Ti 3:12 |
Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and [fn]good managers of their children and their own households. |
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1Ti 3:13 |
For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a [fn]high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. |
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1Ti 3:14 |
I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; |
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1Ti 3:15 |
but [fn]in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how [fn]one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. |
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1Ti 3:16 |
By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was [fn]vindicated [fn]in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory. |
NASB Footnotes:
- (3:1) Or, bishop
- (3:2) Literally: The
- (3:3) Literally: not
- (3:6) Literally: of the devil
- (3:8) Or, given to double-talk
- (3:8) Literally: not
- (3:11) I.e. either deacons' wives or deaconesses
- (3:12) Literally: managing well
- (3:13) Literally: good
- (3:15) Literally: if I delay
- (3:15) Or, you ought to conduct yourself
- (3:16) Or, justified
- (3:16) Or, by
