1 Timothy 3:1-3

Good News Translation

Leaders in the Church

3 This is a true saying: If a man is eager to be a church leader, he desires an excellent work. ^2 (A)A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife,^[a] be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach; ³ he must not be a drunkard or a violent man, but gentle and peaceful; he must not love money;