1 Timothy 3
1 This saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
This is a faithful saying: If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
2 Therefore the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
The overseer, therefore, must be beyond criticism, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, good at teaching;
3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for sordid gain, but gentle, not contentious, and not a lover of money.
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
4 He must lead his own household well, keeping his children in submission with all dignity.
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
5 (For if a man does not know how to lead his own household, how will he take care of God's church?)
(but if someone does not know how to manage his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
6 He must not be a new convert, or he might become puffed up and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
7 He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into the reproach and snare of the devil.
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, and not greedy for sordid gain.
Deacons, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not devoted to a lot of wine, not greedy for money;
9 They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 They must first be tested; if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
Let them also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, if they are blamesless.
11 Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded and faithful in all things.
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
12 A deacon must be the husband of one wife and must lead his children and his own household well.
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain a good standing for themselves along with great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
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.
14 I am writing these things to yoʋ, hoping to come to yoʋ soon.
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;
15 But if I delay, I am writing so that yoʋ may know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and foundation of the truth.
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.
16 Beyond all question, great is the mystery of godliness: God was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among nations, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.
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.
