[3:1] This is a true saying: If a man is eager to be a church leader, he desires an excellent work.
[3:2] A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife, be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach;
[3:3] he must not be a drunkard or a violent man, but gentle and peaceful; he must not love money;
[3:4] he must be able to manage his own family well and make his children obey him with all respect.
[3:5] For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?
[3:6] He must be mature in the faith, so that he will not swell up with pride and be condemned, as the Devil was.
[3:7] He should be a man who is respected by the people outside the church, so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the Devil's trap.