1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.
If anyone, for oversight, is eager, a noble work, doth he covet: —
2 A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,
It is needful, then, for, the overseer, to be irreproachable, a husband, of one wife, sober, of sound mind, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching,
3 Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,
Not given to wine, not ready to wound, but considerate, averse to contention, not fond of money,
4 One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie.
Over his own house, presiding, well, having, children, in submission, with all dignity;
5 For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?
Whereas, if anyone, over his own house, cannot, preside, how, of an assembly of God, shall he take care?
6 He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill.
Not a new convert, lest, being beclouded, into the sentence of the adversary, he fall;
7 He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.
It is needful, moreover, to have, an honourable testimony also, from them who are without, lest, into reproach, he fall, and the snare of the adversary.
8 Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,
Ministers, in the same way, —dignified, not double-tongued, not, to much wine, given, not greedy of base gain,
9 Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.
Holding the sacred secret of the faith in a pure conscience;
10 And let them first be proued: then let them minister, if they be found blameles.
But let, these also, be proved first, then, let them be ministering, being, unaccusable:
11 Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.
Wives, in the same way, —dignified, not given to intrigue, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.
Let, ministers, be husbands of, one wife, over children, presiding, well, and over their own houses;
13 For they that haue ministred well, get them selues a good degree, and great libertie in the faith, which is in Christ Iesus.
For, they who have ministered well, a good degree for themselves, are acquiring, and great freedom of speech in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things write I vnto thee, trusting to come very shortly vnto thee.
These things, unto thee, I am writing, hoping to come [unto thee] shortly, —
15 But if I tary long, that thou maist yet know, how thou oughtest to behaue thy self in ye house of God, which is the Church of the liuing God, the pillar and ground of trueth.
But, if I should tarry, that thou mayest know—how it behoveth, in a house of God, to behave oneself, —the which, is an assembly of a Living God, a pillar and basement of the truth; —
16 And without controuersie, great is the mysterie of godlinesse, which is, God is manifested in the flesh, iustified in the Spirit, seene of Angels, preached vnto the Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, and receiued vp in glorie.
And, confessedly great, is the sacred secret of godliness, —Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
