1 Timothy 3
1 This is a trustworthy statement: “If someone aspires to be an elder, this is a good work to want to do.”
Trustworthy [is] the saying: If anyone overseership aspires to, of good a work he is desirous.
2 An elder must be above reproach, married to one wife, self-controlled, well-balanced, sensible, hospitable, and able to teach.
It behooves therefore the overseer above reproach to be, of one wife [the] husband, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 He should be someone who doesn't get drunk or become violent, but is gentle, and is not argumentative or greedy for money.
not given to wine, not a striker (not greedy of base gain *K*) but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,
4 He must handle his own family well. His children must respect what he tells them to do.
[his] own house well managing, children having in submission with all dignity.
5 (For if a man doesn't know how to manage his own family, how can he manage God's church?)
if but one his [own] household to manage not knows, how [the] church of God will he care for?
6 He should not be a new believer, in case he gets so full of himself he falls under the same condemnation as the devil.
not a novice, that not having been puffed up into [the] judgment he may fall of the devil.
7 People outside the church should also speak well of him so that he won't disgrace himself and fall into the devil's trap.
It behooves now (him *k*) also a testimony good to have from those outside, so that not into reproach he may fall and [the] snare of the devil.
8 Similarly deacons should be respected, and not hypocritical. They should not be addicted to drink, and should not be trying to dishonestly enrich themselves.
Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not double-tongued, not to wine much being given, not greedy of dishonest gain,
9 They must stick to the revealed truth about God, trusting in him with a pure conscience.
holding to the mystery of the faith with clear a conscience.
10 They should be tried out first, and if they can't be faulted then let them serve as deacons.
Also these now they should be tested first, then they should serve blameless being.
11 Their wives should be respected too. They should not slander people with gossip, and they should be self-controlled and trustworthy in all they do.
Women likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderers, (clear-minded, *N(k)O*) faithful in all things.
12 Deacons should be married to one wife, managing their children and their homes well.
Deacons should be of one wife husbands, [their] children well managing and [their] own households.
13 Those who serve well as deacons gain a good reputation and much confidence in their trust in Christ Jesus.
Those for well having served a standing for themselves good acquire and great confidence in [the] faith that [is] in Christ Jesus.
14 Even though I hope to see you soon, I'm writing about all this to you so that
These things to you I am writing hoping to come to you (with *no*) (speed; *N(k)O*)
15 if I'm delayed you'll know how people should behave themselves in God's house. This is the church of the living God, the support pillar and foundation of the truth.
if however I shall delay, so that you may know how it behooves [one] in [the] household of God to conduct oneself, which is [the] church of God [the] living, [the] pillar and base of the truth.
16 There's no question about it: the revealed truth about God is amazing! He was made known to us in human form, he was vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, declared to the nations, trusted in by the world, and taken up in glory!
And confessedly great is the of godliness mystery: (Who *N(K)O*) was revealed in [the] flesh, was justified in [the] Spirit, beheld by angels, was proclaimed among [the] nations, was believed on in [the] world, was taken up in glory.
