1 Timothy 3

1 This is a faithful saying: If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.

πιστος ο λογος ει τις επισκοπης ορεγεται καλου εργου επιθυμει

2 The overseer, therefore, must be beyond criticism, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, good at teaching;

δει ουν τον επισκοπον ανεπιληπτον ειναι μιας γυναικος ανδρα {VAR1: νηφαλεον } {VAR2: νηφαλιον } σωφρονα κοσμιον φιλοξενον διδακτικον

3 not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;

μη παροινον μη πληκτην μη αισχροκερδη αλλ επιεικη αμαχον αφιλαργυρον

4 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

του ιδιου οικου καλως προισταμενον τεκνα εχοντα εν υποταγη μετα πασης σεμνοτητος

5 (but if someone does not know how to manage his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?)

ει δε τις του ιδιου οικου προστηναι ουκ οιδεν πως εκκλησιας θεου επιμελησεται

6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

μη νεοφυτον ινα μη τυφωθεις εις κριμα εμπεση του διαβολου

7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into disgrace and the trap of the devil.

δει δε αυτον και μαρτυριαν καλην εχειν απο των εξωθεν ινα μη εις ονειδισμον εμπεση και παγιδα του διαβολου

8 Deacons, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not devoted to a lot of wine, not greedy for money;

διακονους ωσαυτως σεμνους μη διλογους μη οινω πολλω προσεχοντας μη αισχροκερδεις

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

εχοντας το μυστηριον της πιστεως εν καθαρα συνειδησει

10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, if they are blamesless.

και ουτοι δε δοκιμαζεσθωσαν πρωτον ειτα διακονειτωσαν ανεγκλητοι οντες

11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

γυναικας ωσαυτως σεμνας μη διαβολους {VAR1: νηφαλεους } {VAR2: νηφαλιους } πιστας εν πασιν

12 Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

διακονοι εστωσαν μιας γυναικος ανδρες τεκνων καλως προισταμενοι και των ιδιων οικων

13 For those who have served well as deacons gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Messiah Jesus.

οι γαρ καλως διακονησαντες βαθμον εαυτοις καλον περιποιουνται και πολλην παρρησιαν εν πιστει τη εν χριστω ιησου

14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

ταυτα σοι γραφω ελπιζων ελθειν προς σε ταχιον

15 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.

εαν δε βραδυνω ινα ειδης πως δει εν οικω θεου αναστρεφεσθαι ητις εστιν εκκλησια θεου ζωντος στυλος και εδραιωμα της αληθειας

16 Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

και ομολογουμενως μεγα εστιν το της ευσεβειας μυστηριον θεος εφανερωθη εν σαρκι εδικαιωθη εν πνευματι ωφθη αγγελοις εκηρυχθη εν εθνεσιν επιστευθη εν κοσμω ανεληφθη εν δοξη