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Leaders in the Church

This is a true saying: If a man is eager to be a church leader, he desires an excellent work. (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;

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:2 have only one wife; or be married only once.

Qualifications of Overseers

This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a [a]bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:1 Lit. overseer