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 νηφαλεον 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 νηφαλεουσ 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 Christ 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
