1 Timothy 3

1ThisG3588 is a trueG4103 sayingG3056, IfG1487 a manG5100 desireG3713 the office of a bishopG1984, he desirethG1937 a goodG2570 workG2041.

2A bishopG3588G1985 thenG3767 mustG1163 beG1510 blamelessG423, the husbandG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, vigilantG3524, soberG4998, of good behaviourG2887, given to hospitalityG5382, apt to teachG1317; 3NotG3361 given to wineG3943, noG3361 strikerG4131, notG3361 greedy of filthy lucreG146; butG235 patientG1933, not a brawlerG269, not covetousG866; 4One that rulethG4291 wellG2573 his ownG2398 houseG3624, havingG2192 his childrenG5043 inG1722 subjectionG5292 withG3326 allG3956 gravityG4587; 5(ForG1161 ifG1487 a manG5100 knowG1492 notG3756 howG1492 to ruleG4291 his ownG2398 houseG3624, howG4459 shall he take careG1959 of the AssemblyG1577 of GodG2316?) 6NotG3361 a noviceG3504, lestG3361 being lifted up with prideG5187 he fallG1706 intoG1519 the condemnationG2917 of the devilG1228. 7MoreoverG1161 heG846 mustG1163 haveG2192 a goodG2570 reportG3141 ofG575 them which are withoutG1855; lestG2443G3361 he fallG1706 intoG1519 reproachG3680 andG2532 the snareG3803 of the devilG3588G1228.

8LikewiseG5615 must the deaconsG1249 be graveG4586, notG3361 doubletonguedG1351, notG3361 given toG4337 muchG4183 wineG3631, notG3361 greedy of filthy lucreG146; 9HoldingG2192 the mysteryG3588G3466 of the faithG3588G4102 inG1722 a pureG2513 conscienceG4893. 10AndG1161 letG1381 theseG3778 alsoG2532 firstG4412 be provedG1381; thenG1534 let them use the office of a deaconG1247, beingG1510 found blamelessG410. 11Even soG5615 must their wivesG1135 be graveG4586, notG3361 slanderersG1228, soberG3542, faithfulG4103 inG1722 all thingsG3956. 12LetG1510 the deaconsG1249 beG1510 the husbandsG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, rulingG4291 their childrenG5043 andG2532 their ownG2398 housesG3624 wellG2573. 13ForG1063 they that have used the office of a deaconG1247 wellG2573 purchaseG4046 to themselvesG1438 a goodG2570 degreeG898, andG2532 greatG4183 boldnessG3954 inG1722 the faithG4102 which isG3588 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

14These thingsG3778 write IG1125 unto theeG4771, hopingG1679 to comeG2064 untoG4314 theeG4771 shortlyG5032: 15ButG1161 ifG1437 I tarry longG1019, thatG2443 thou mayest knowG1492 howG4459 thou oughtestG1163 to behave thyselfG390 inG1722 the houseG3624 of GodG2316, whichG3748 isG1510 the AssemblyG1577 of the livingG2198 GodG2316, the pillarG4769 andG2532 groundG1477 of the truthG3588G225. 16

AndG2532 without controversyG3672 greatG3173 isG1510 the mysteryG3466 of godlinessG3588G2150: GodG2316 was manifestG5319 inG1722 the fleshG4561, justifiedG1344 inG1722 the SpiritG4151, seenG3708 of angelsG32, preachedG2784 untoG1722 the GentilesG1484, believed onG4100 inG1722 the worldG2889, received upG353 intoG1722 gloryG1391.