Time after Pentecost · Proper 21 · Year C
1 Timothy 3:1-13
Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons
October 1, 2028
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"He must manage his own household well... for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?" (1 Timothy 3:4-5)
Paul lays out the character required of overseers and deacons in the church: above reproach, self-controlled, hospitable, able to teach, tested, and well regarded even outside the congregation. The standard is not extraordinary gifting but a settled, tested character.
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1 Timothy 3 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks through the qualifications for overseers and deacons verse by verse.
1 Timothy 3 Commentary Precept Austin
Collects classic verse-by-verse commentary excerpts on the chapter.
1 Timothy 3:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Lines up multiple historic commentaries side by side on the opening verse.
1 Timothy 3 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight
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