1 Timothy 3
1 This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
If anyone, for oversight, is eager, a noble work, doth he covet: —
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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 given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Not given to wine, not ready to wound, but considerate, averse to contention, not fond of money,
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Over his own house, presiding, well, having, children, in submission, with all dignity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Whereas, if anyone, over his own house, cannot, preside, how, of an assembly of God, shall he take care?
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Not a new convert, lest, being beclouded, into the sentence of the adversary, he fall;
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Ministers, in the same way, —dignified, not double-tongued, not, to much wine, given, not greedy of base gain,
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Holding the sacred secret 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.
But let, these also, be proved first, then, let them be ministering, being, unaccusable:
11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful 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, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Let, ministers, be husbands of, one wife, over children, presiding, well, and over their own houses;
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, 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 unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
These things, unto thee, I am writing, hoping to come [unto thee] 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 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 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.
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.
