1 Timothy 3
1 A feithful word. If ony man desirith a bishopriche, he desirith a good werk.
The word [is] steadfast: If anyone longs for overseership, he desires a right work;
2 Therfor it bihoueth a byschop to be with out repreef, the hosebonde of o wijf, sobre, prudent, chast, vertewous, holdinge hospitalite, a techere;
it is required, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, a husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, respectable, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
3 not youun myche to wyn, not a smytere, but temperat, not ful of chiding, not coueitouse, wel reulinge his hous,
not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
4 and haue sones suget with al chastite;
leading his own house well, having children in subjection with all dignity,
5 for if ony man kan not gouerne his house, hou schal he haue diligence of the chirche of God? not new conuertid to the feith,
(and if anyone has not known [how] to lead his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?)
6 lest he be borun vp in to pride, and falle in to doom of the deuel.
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the Devil;
7 For it bihoueth hym to haue also good witnessing of hem that ben with outforth, that he falle not in to repreef, and in to the snare of the deuel.
and it is required of him also to have a good testimony from those outside, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.
8 Also it bihoueth dekenes to be chast, not double tungid, not youun myche to wyn, not suynge foul wynnyng;
Servants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,
9 that han the mysterie of feith in clene conscience.
having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
10 But be thei preued first, and mynystre so, hauynge no cryme.
and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.
11 Also it bihoueth wymmen to be chast, not bacbitinge, sobre, feithful in alle thingis.
Women, in like manner, dignified, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
12 Dekenes be hosebondis of o wijf; whiche gouerne wel her sones and her housis.
Servants—let them be husbands of one wife, leading the children well, and their own houses,
13 For thei that mynystren wel, schulen gete a good degre to hem silf, and myche triste in the feith, that is in Crist Jhesu.
for those who ministered well acquire a good step to themselves, and much boldness in faith that [is] in Christ Jesus.
14 Sone Timothe, Y write to thee these thingis, hopinge that Y schal come soon to thee;
I write to you these things, hoping to come to you soon,
15 but if Y tarie, that thou wite, hou it bihoueth thee to lyue in the hous of God, that is the chirche of lyuynge God, a pilere and sadnesse of treuthe.
and if I delay, that you may know how it is required to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God—a pillar and foundation of the truth,
16 And opynli it is a greet sacrament of pitee, that thing that was schewid in fleisch, it is iustified in spirit, it apperid to aungels, it is prechid to hethene men, it is bileuyd in the world, it is takun vp in glorie.
and confessedly, great is the secret of piety: who was revealed in flesh, declared righteous in [the] Spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
