11 (A)Do not participate in the useless (B)deeds of (C)darkness, but instead even (D)expose them;

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11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(A) but rather expose them.

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11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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[a](A)An overseer, then, must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife, [b](C)temperate, self-controlled, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)skillful in teaching, (F)not overindulging in wine, not [c]a bully, but gentle, not contentious, (G)free from the love of money. He must be one who (H)manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of (I)the church of God?), and not a new convert, so that he will not become (J)conceited and fall into (K)condemnation [d]incurred by the devil. And he must (L)have a good reputation with (M)those outside the church, so that he will not fall into [e]disgrace and (N)the snare of the devil.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:2 Lit The
  2. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or level-headed
  3. 1 Timothy 3:3 Or combative
  4. 1 Timothy 3:6 Lit of the devil
  5. 1 Timothy 3:7 Or reproach

Now the overseer is to be above reproach,(A) faithful to his wife,(B) temperate,(C) self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,(D) able to teach,(E) not given to drunkenness,(F) not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome,(G) not a lover of money.(H) He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect.(I) (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)(J) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited(K) and fall under the same judgment(L) as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,(M) so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.(N)

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:4 Or him with proper

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

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