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Now a bishop[a] must be above reproach, married only once,[b] temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,(A) not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.(B) He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way,

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  1. 3.2 Or an overseer
  2. 3.2 Gk the husband of one wife

Now the overseer is to be above reproach,(A) faithful to his wife,(B) temperate,(C) self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,(D) able to teach,(E) not given to drunkenness,(F) not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome,(G) not a lover of money.(H) He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect.(I)

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:4 Or him with proper