1 Timothy 3
1 Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
It is certain, if any one is desirous of the episcopal office, he desireth a good work.
2 The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, soberminded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,
3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
hospitable, able to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain, moderate, not quarrelsome,
4 one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
not covetous, governing his own family well, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
(for if any one know not how to govern his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
not one newly converted, least being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
He ought also to have an honorable testimony from those that are without, least he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
The deacons should likewise be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
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 serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
(And let these also first be proved, then let them take the office of deacons, if they be found blameless.)
11 Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
And their wives likewise grave, not slanderers, sober, and faithful in all things.
12 Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well.
Let the deacons too be husbands of one wife only, governing their children and their own houses well.
13 For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
For they, that discharge the office of a deacon well, gain to themselves a good degree of honor, and much freedom in promoting the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
These things I write unto thee, hoping to come to thee shortly.
15 but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
But if I should be retarded, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to behave in the house of God, the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.
