New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Timothy 3:2-9
212An overseerG1985, thenG3767, mustG1163 be aboveG423 reproachG423, 3the husbandG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, 45temperateG3524, self-controlledG4998, respectableG2887, 6hospitableG5382, 7skillfulG1317 inG1317 teachingG1317, 38not overindulgingG3943 inG3943 wineG3943, notG3361 9a bullyG4131, but gentleG1933, notG269 contentiousG269, 10freeG866 fromG866 theG866 loveG866 ofG866 moneyG866. 4He must be one who 11managesG4291 his ownG2398 householdG3624 wellG2573, keepingG2192 his childrenG5043 underG1722 controlG5292 with allG3956 dignityG4587 5(but ifG1487 a manG5100 does not knowG3609 howG3609 to manageG4291 his ownG2398 householdG3624, howG4459 will he takeG1959 careG1959 of 12the churchG1577 of GodG2316?), 6and not a newG3504 convertG3504, soG2443 thatG2443 he will not become 13conceitedG5187 and fallG1706 into 14condemnationG2917 15incurred by the devilG1228. 7And he mustG1163 16haveG2192 a goodG2570 reputationG3141 with 17thoseG3588 outsideG1855 the church, soG2443 thatG2443 he will not fallG1706 into 18disgraceG3680 and 19the snareG3803 of the devilG1228.
820DeaconsG1249 likewiseG5615 must be menG4586 ofG4586 dignityG4586, not 21insincereG1351, 22not proneG4337 toG4337 drink muchG4183 wineG3631, 23not greedyG146 forG146 moneyG146, 924but holdingG2192 to the mysteryG3466 of the faithG4102 with a clearG2513 conscienceG4893.
Notes
- 1. 1 Timothy 3:2 Lit The ↩
- 2. 1 Timothy 3:2 1 Tim 3:2-4; Titus 1:6-8 ↩
- 3. 1 Timothy 3:2 Luke 2:36f; 1 Tim 5:9; Titus 1:6 ↩
- 4. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or level-headed ↩
- 5. 1 Timothy 3:2 1 Tim 3:8, 11; Titus 2:2 ↩
- 6. 1 Timothy 3:2 Rom 12:13; Titus 1:8; Heb 13:2; 1 Pet 4:9 ↩
- 7. 1 Timothy 3:2 2 Tim 2:24 ↩
- 8. 1 Timothy 3:3 Titus 1:7 ↩
- 9. 1 Timothy 3:3 Or combative ↩
- 10. 1 Timothy 3:3 1 Tim 3:8; 6:10; Titus 1:7; Heb 13:5 ↩
- 11. 1 Timothy 3:4 1 Tim 3:12 ↩
- 12. 1 Timothy 3:5 1 Cor 10:32; 1 Tim 3:15 ↩
- 13. 1 Timothy 3:6 1 Tim 6:4; 2 Tim 3:4 ↩
- 14. 1 Timothy 3:6 1 Tim 3:7 ↩
- 15. 1 Timothy 3:6 Lit of the devil ↩
- 16. 1 Timothy 3:7 2 Cor 8:21 ↩
- 17. 1 Timothy 3:7 Mark 4:11 ↩
- 18. 1 Timothy 3:7 Or reproach ↩
- 19. 1 Timothy 3:7 1 Tim 6:9; 2 Tim 2:26 ↩
- 20. 1 Timothy 3:8 Phil 1:1; 1 Tim 3:12 ↩
- 21. 1 Timothy 3:8 Or given to double-talk ↩
- 22. 1 Timothy 3:8 1 Tim 5:23; Titus 2:3 ↩
- 23. 1 Timothy 3:8 1 Tim 3:3; Titus 1:7; 1 Pet 5:2 ↩
- 24. 1 Timothy 3:9 1 Tim 1:5, 19 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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