1 THE saying is trustworthy: "If any one aspires to the office of a bishop, he desires a noble work."2 A bishop, then, should be above reproach, true to one woman, temperate, self-controlled, dignified, hospitable, with a gift for teaching,3 not given to wine or to blows, but fair-minded, averse to strife, not a lover of money,4 presiding well over his own house, with children obedient and respectful.5 But if any one does not know how to preside over his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?6 He must not be a new convert, for fear he may be blinded by pride and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.7 He must have a good reputation with outsiders so as not to fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.