3 ¹ There is a popular saying: Some witnesses read: Here are words you may trust. Which some interpreters attach to the end of the preceding paragraph. 'To aspire to leadership is an honourable ambition.' 3 ² Our leader, therefore, or bishop, must be above reproach, faithful to his one wife, Or: married to one wife; Or: married only once. sober, temperate, courteous, hospitable, and a good teacher; 3 ³ he must not be given to drink, or a brawler, but of a forbearing disposition, avoiding quarrels, and no lover of money. 3 ⁴ He must be one who manages his own household well and wins obedience from his children, and a man of the highest principles. 3 ⁵ If a man does not know how to control his own family, how can he look after a congregation of God's people? 3 ⁶ He must not be a convert newly baptized, for fear the sin of conceit should bring upon him a judgement contrived by the devil. Or: the judgement once passed on the devil. 3 ⁷ He must moreover have a good reputation with the non-Christian public, so that he may not be exposed to scandal and get caught in the devil's snare.