1 Timothy 3
1 THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
This is a faithful saying: If someone aspires to the office of an qashisha, he desires a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
The qashisha, therefore, must be beyond criticism, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
(but if someone does not know how to manage his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Meshamshana, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not devoted to a lot of wine, not greedy for money;
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 proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Let meshamshana be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
For those who have ministered well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Meshikha Yeshua.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
but if I wait long, that you may know how people 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 godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in the flesh, justified by the Rukha, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
