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Time after Pentecost · Proper 21 · Year C

1 Timothy 3:1-13

Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons

October 1, 2028

The Ordination of St. Stephen, Vittore Carpaccio
The Ordination of St. Stephen, Vittore Carpaccio, 1511Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Wikimedia Commons)
From Carpaccio's Stephen cycle for a Venetian confraternity. Peter lays hands on the seven in an imagined eastern city of domes and minarets.Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money; they must hold fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.Vittore CarpaccioA Venetian narrative painter whose cycles of saints' lives are also the best surviving record of what Venice looked like.Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Wikimedia Commons)Berlin's old master collection, one of the finest in the world, rebuilt after the war split it between east and west.Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Wikimedia Commons)
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 16:19-31Lk 16:19-31
Epistle1 Tim. 3:1-131 Tm 3:1-13Alt. Epistle1 Tim. 6:6-191 Tm 6:6-19
Old TestamentAmos 6:1-7Am 6:1-7
PsalterPs. 146Ps 146

Overview & Insights

"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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Commentary

1 Timothy 3 Commentary1 Tm 3 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through the qualifications for overseers and deacons verse by verse.

1 Timothy 3 Commentary1 Tm 3 Commentary Precept Austin

Collects classic verse-by-verse commentary excerpts on the chapter.

1 Timothy 3:1 Commentaries1 Tm 3:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Lines up multiple historic commentaries side by side on the opening verse.

1 Timothy 3 (Gill's Exposition)1 Tm 3 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight

Gives John Gill's full exposition of the chapter.

Background & Word Study

1 Timothy 3:1 Interlinear1 Tm 3:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the underlying Greek word by word.

The Church Fathers

1 Timothy 3 Catena1 Tm 3 Catena Catena

Collects patristic comment on the character required of overseers and deacons.

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