1 Timothy 3
1 Faithful is the saying, If any man aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, soberminded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but gentle, noncontentious, no lover of money,
no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
4 a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety
one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil.
not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve.
And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
11 The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, sober, faithful in all things.
Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
12 Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well.
13 For those who serve well will acquire to themselves a good standing, and much boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.
For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee sooner,
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
15 but if I delay, that thou may know how it is necessary to live in a house of God, which is a congregation of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
