1 Timothy 3

1 If anyone, for oversight, is eager, a noble work, doth he covet: —

The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.

2 It is needful, then, for, the overseer, to be irreproachable, a husband, of one wife, sober, of sound mind, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching,

The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

3 Not given to wine, not ready to wound, but considerate, averse to contention, not fond of money,

not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

4 Over his own house, presiding, well, having, children, in submission, with all dignity;

conducting his own house well, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;

5 Whereas, if anyone, over his own house, cannot, preside, how, of an assembly of God, shall he take care?

(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

6 Not a new convert, lest, being beclouded, into the sentence of the adversary, he fall;

not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into [the] fault of the devil.

7 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.

But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.

8 Ministers, in the same way, —dignified, not double-tongued, not, to much wine, given, not greedy of base gain,

Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

9 Holding the sacred secret of the faith in a pure conscience;

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10 But let, these also, be proved first, then, let them be ministering, being, unaccusable:

And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].

11 Wives, in the same way, —dignified, not given to intrigue, sober, faithful in all things.

[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

12 Let, ministers, be husbands of, one wife, over children, presiding, well, and over their own houses;

Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well:

13 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.

for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

14 These things, unto thee, I am writing, hoping to come [unto thee] shortly, —

These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;

15 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; —

but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is [the] assembly of [the] living God, [the] pillar and base of the truth.

16 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.

And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.