1 Timothy 3:2 meaning and explanation
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 3:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes to Timothy, who is leading the church in Ephesus, describing the character required of an overseer, a leader or elder in the congregation. The list is a portrait of settled character rather than a ladder of achievements.
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