1. This saying is trustworthy: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.
2. Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, decent, hospitable, able to teach,
3. not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money.
4. He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with perfect dignity;
5. for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of the church of God?
6. He should not be a recent convert, so that he may not become conceited and thus incur the devil’s punishment.
7. He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, the devil’s trap.
8. Similarly, deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain,