¹ This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. Godly Character Leadership

² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Godly Character Leadership

³ Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; Godly Character Leadership Alcoholism

⁴ One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; Godly Character Family Leadership

⁵ (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Godly Character Family Leadership

⁶ Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Godly Character Leadership

⁷ Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Godly Character Leadership

⁸ Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Godly Character Alcoholism

⁹ Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. Godly Character Guilt

¹⁰ And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless. Godly Character

¹¹ Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Godly Character Women

¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. Godly Character Family

¹³ For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Godly Character

¹⁴ These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: Godly Character

¹⁵ But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Godly Character

¹⁶ And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. Godly Character Heaven