1 Timothy 3

The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to oversight, he desires a good work. Therefore the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to wine, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, keeping his children in submission with all dignity. For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God? He must not be a new convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil's snare. Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not devoted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain, holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. Let them also be tested first; then, if they are beyond accusation, let them serve as deacons. Women likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in everything. Let deacons be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon, but so that, if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. And by common confession, the mystery of godliness is great:
he was revealed in flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.

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