1. Trustworthy is the saying: “If any man aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.”
2. An overseer, then, must be beyond criticism—the husband of one wife, clear-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3. not addicted to wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money,
4. managing his own household well, keeping his children under control with all respectfulness.
5. (But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s community?)