An elder(A) must be blameless,(B) the husband of one wife, with faithful[a] children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion. As an overseer(C) of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money, but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, righteous, holy, self-controlled,

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  1. 1:6 Or believing

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