Qualifications for Overseers
Romans 12:1-3 ESV I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good. 1 Corinthians Greeting. 1 Paul, a called b by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those c sanctified in Christ Jesus, d called to be saints together with all those who in every place e call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: 3 d.
1The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.2Therefore an overseera must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,b sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,3not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.4He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,5for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for Godâs church?6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.7 Imazing 2 5 4 (8418) download free. Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
Qualifications for Deacons
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8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,c not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.9They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.10And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.11Their wives likewised must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.12Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.13For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
The Mystery of Godliness
14I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,15if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.16Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
Hee was manifested in the flesh, Footnotes:vindicatedf by the Spirit,g seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. a2 Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1 b2 Or a man of one woman; also verse 12 c8 Or devious in speech d11 Or Wives likewise, or Women likewise e16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which f16 Or justified g16 Or vindicated in spirit
English Standard Version
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, King James Bible Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; American Standard Version In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; Douay-Rheims Bible In like manner also let wives be subject to their husbands: that if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives. English Revised Version In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behaviour of their wives; Webster's Bible Translation Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the deportment of the wives; Weymouth New Testament Married women, in the same way, be submissive to your husbands, so that even if some of them disbelieve the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over by the daily life of their wives, after watching your daily life-- 1 Peter 3:1 Parallel ![]()
Likewise (οÌμοιÌÏÏ)
Rev., in like manner; better, because likewise in popular speech has, wrongly, the sense of also. Peter means in like manner with servants (1 Peter 2:18).
Be in subjection (Ï
ÌÏοÏαÏÏοÌμεναι)
Lit., being in subjection, or submitting yourselves; the same word which is used of the submission of servants (1 Peter 2:18).
Be won (κεÏδηθηÌÏονÏαι)
Nik collection 2 3 0 by dxo. Rev., be gained. The word used by Christ, Matthew 18:15 : 'gained thy brother.'
1 Peter 3:1 Parallel Commentaries
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