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1 Timothy 03 General Notes

Structure and formatting

1 Timothy 3:16 was probably a song, poem, or creed the early church used to list important doctrines believers all shared.

Special concepts in this chapter

Overseer and Deacons

There is some disagreement over the different titles used for church leaders. Some titles include: overseer, elder, pastor, and bishop.

Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter

Character qualities

This chapter lists several qualities that a man must have if he is to be an overseer in the church. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)

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