1 Timothy 3

1Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

1A faithful saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth good work.

2The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

2It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

3no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

3Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but

4one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.

5(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

5But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?

6not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

6Not a neophyte: lest, being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil.

7Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

7Moreover, he must have a good testimony of them who are without: lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

8Deacons in like manner: chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:

9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

9Holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience.

10And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.

10And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime.

11Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

11The women in like manner: chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things.

12Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

12Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children and their own houses.

13For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

13For they that have ministered well shall purchase to themselves a good degree and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;

14These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly.

15but 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.

15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

16And 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.

16And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.