1 The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.
2 Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,
3 no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money.
4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way;
5 for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God's church?
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil;
7 moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.