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Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.Philippians 1:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:1 Timothy 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,1 Timothy 3:3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.1 Timothy 3:4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.1 Timothy 3:5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.1 Timothy 3:7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.Titus 1:5The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.Titus 1:6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.Titus 1:8Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.Titus 1:9He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.Titus 1:10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,Titus 1:11who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.1 Peter 2:25For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
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