Titus 1:5-9

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Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good^(A)

⁵The reason I left you in Crete^(B) was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint^[a] elders^(C) in every town, as I directed you. ⁶An elder must be blameless,^(D) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe^[b] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. ⁷Since an overseer^(E) manages God’s household,^(F) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.^(G) ⁸Rather, he must be hospitable,^(H) one who loves what is good,^(I) who is self-controlled,^(J) upright, holy and disciplined. ⁹He must hold firmly^(K) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine^(L) and refute those who oppose it.

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Titus 1:5 Or ordain
Titus 1:6 Or children are trustworthy

1 Timothy 3:1-7

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Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

3 Here is a trustworthy saying:^(A) Whoever aspires to be an overseer^(B) desires a noble task. ²Now the overseer is to be above reproach,^(C) faithful to his wife,^(D) temperate,^(E) self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,^(F) able to teach,^(G) ³not given to drunkenness,^(H) not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome,^(I) not a lover of money.^(J) ⁴He 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.^(K) ⁵(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)^(L) ⁶He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited^(M) and fall under the same judgment^(N) as the devil. ⁷He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,^(O) so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.^(P)

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1 Timothy 3:4 Or him with proper

1 Peter 5:1-4

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To the Elders and the Flock

5 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder^(A) and a witness^(B) of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed:^(C) ²Be shepherds of God’s flock^(D) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;^(E) not pursuing dishonest gain,^(F) but eager to serve; ³not lording it over^(G) those entrusted to you, but being examples^(H) to the flock. ⁴And when the Chief Shepherd^(I) appears, you will receive the crown of glory^(J) that will never fade away.^(K)