1 Timothy 3

Overseers and Deacons

11It is a trustworthyG4103 statementG3056: ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 aspiresG3713 to the 2officeG1984 of 3overseerG1984, it is a fineG2570 workG2041 he desiresG1937 to do. 245An overseerG1985, thenG3767, mustG1163 be aboveG423 reproachG423, 6the husbandG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, 7temperateG3524, prudentG4998, respectableG2887, 8hospitableG5382, 9ableG1317 to teachG1317, 310not addictedG3943 to wineG3943 11orG3361 pugnaciousG4131, but gentleG1933, peaceableG269, 12freeG866 from the loveG866 of moneyG866. 4He must be one who 13managesG4291 his ownG2398 householdG3624 wellG2573, keepingG2192 his childrenG5043 underG1722 controlG5292 with allG3956 dignityG4587 5(but ifG1487 a manG5100 does not knowG3609 howG3609 to manageG4291 his ownG2398 householdG3624, howG4459 will he takeG1959 careG1959 of 14the churchG1577 of GodG2316?), 6and not a newG3504 convertG3504, soG2443G3361 that he will not become 15conceitedG5187 and fallG1706 into the 16condemnationG2917 17incurred by the devilG1228. 7And he mustG1163 18haveG2192 a goodG2570 reputationG3141 with 19thoseG3588 outsideG1855 the church, soG2443 that he will not fallG1706 into reproachG3680 and 20the snareG3803 of the devilG1228.

821DeaconsG1249 likewiseG5615 must be menG4586 of dignityG4586, not 22double-tonguedG1351, 2324orG3361 addictedG4337 to muchG4183 wineG3631 2526orG3361 fondG146 of sordidG146 gainG146, 927but holdingG2192 to the mysteryG3466 of the faithG4102 with a clearG2513 conscienceG4893. 1028TheseG3778 men must alsoG2532 firstG4413 be testedG1381; thenG1534 let them serveG1247 as deaconsG1247 if they are beyondG410 reproachG410. 1129WomenG1135 must likewiseG5615 be dignifiedG4586, 30not maliciousG1228 gossipsG1228, but 31temperateG3524, faithfulG4103 in allG3956 thingsG3956. 1232DeaconsG1249 must be 33husbandsG435 of only oneG1520 wifeG1135, and 3435goodG2573 managersG4291 of their childrenG5043 and their ownG2398 householdsG3624. 13For thoseG3588 who have servedG1247 wellG2573 as deaconsG1247 36obtainG4046 for themselvesG1438 a 37highG2570 standingG898 and greatG4183 confidenceG3954 in the faithG4102 that is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

14I am writingG1125 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to you, hopingG1679 to comeG2064 to you beforeG5035 longG5035; 15but 38in caseG1437 I amG1019 delayedG1019, I write soG2443 that you will knowG3609 howG4459 39one oughtG1163 to conductG390 himself in 40the householdG3624 of GodG2316, whichG3748 is the 41churchG1577 of 42the livingG2198 GodG2316, the 43pillarG4769 and supportG1477 of the truthG225. 16By commonG3672 confessionG3672, greatG3173 is 44the mysteryG3466 of godlinessG2150: He whoG3739 was 45revealedG5319 in the fleshG4561, Was 4647vindicatedG1344 48in the SpiritG4151, 49SeenG3708 by angelsG32, 50ProclaimedG2784 amongG1722 the nationsG1484, 51BelievedG4100 on in the worldG2889, 52TakenG353 up in gloryG1391.