17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a (A)reward; but if against my will, I have a (B)stewardship entrusted to me.

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17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward;(A) if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.(B)

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For the [a](A)overseer must be above reproach as (B)God’s steward, not (C)self-willed, not quick-tempered, not (D)addicted to wine, not pugnacious, (E)not fond of sordid gain,

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:7 Or bishop

Since an overseer(A) manages God’s household,(B) he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.(C)

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10 (A)As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good (B)stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,(A) as faithful(B) stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

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