1 Timothy 3

1 The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.

It is a faithful saying, If any one desires the episcopacy, he covets a beautiful work.

2 The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

Therefore it behooves the bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, modest, prudent, orderly, hospitable, competent to teach,

3 not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

not given to wine, not a controvertist; but gentle, peaceable, not a money lover;

4 conducting his own house well, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;

ruling his own house beautifully; having children in subordination with all gravity;

5 (but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

but if any one does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?

6 not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into [the] fault of the devil.

not a novice, lest being puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7 But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.

But it also behooves him indeed to have a beautiful testimony from the aliens, in order that he may not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8 Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

Likewise let the deacons be grave, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not fond of filthy lucre;

9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

having the testimony of faith in a pure conscience.

10 And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].

And let them also first be proven; then let them minister the office of deacon, being irreproachable.

11 [The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Likewise let their wives be grave, not tattlers, modest, faithful in all things.

12 Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well:

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses beautifully.

13 for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

For those having ministered the office of a deacon beautifully procure to themselves beautiful progress, and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;

I write these things to you, hoping to come to you more speedily;

15 but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is [the] assembly of [the] living God, [the] pillar and base of the truth.

but if I tarry, in order that you may know how it behooves you to deport yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

16 And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.

And assuredly great is the mystery of godliness; Who is manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen of angels, was preached among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.