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Qualifications for Overseers

1 The saying is 1trustworthy: If anyone aspires to 2the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 Therefore 3an overseera must be above reproach, 4the husband of one wife,b5sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, 6hospitable, 7able to teach,
3 not a drunkard, not violent but 8gentle, not quarrelsome, 9not a lover of money.
4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity 10keeping his children submissive,
5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for 11God's church?
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may 12become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by 13outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into 14a snare of the devil.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

1 Timóteo 3:1 Fiel é esta palavra: Se alguém aspira ao episcopado, excelente obra deseja.

King James Version KJV

1 Timothy 3:1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

New King James Version NKJV

1 Timothy 3:1 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work.

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

1 Timóteo 3:1 Esta afirmação é digna de confiança: Se alguém deseja ser bispo, deseja uma nobre função.

1 Timothy 3:1-7 ESV
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