I Timothy 3

Question 1

I Timothy 3:1

Answer 1

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

Question 2

I Timothy 3:2

Answer 2

Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Question 3

I Timothy 3:3

Answer 3

not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

Question 4

I Timothy 3:4

Answer 4

He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,

Question 5

I Timothy 3:5

Answer 5

for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?

Question 6

I Timothy 3:6

Answer 6

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Question 7

I Timothy 3:7

Answer 7

Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

Question 8

I Timothy 3:8

Answer 8

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.

Question 9

I Timothy 3:9

Answer 9

They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

Question 10

I Timothy 3:10

Answer 10

And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.

Question 11

I Timothy 3:11

Answer 11

Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

Question 12

I Timothy 3:12

Answer 12

Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.

Question 13

I Timothy 3:13

Answer 13

For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Question 14

I Timothy 3:14

Answer 14

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,

Question 15

I Timothy 3:15

Answer 15

if 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.

Question 16

I Timothy 3:16

Answer 16

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.