| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. | 1This saying is trustworthy: "If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work." |
| 2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, | 2An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher, |
| 3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money. | 3not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy-- |
| 4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity. | 4one who manages his own household competently, having his children under control with all dignity. |
| 5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God? | 5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God's church?) |
| 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil. | 6He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil. |
| 7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil. | 7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the Devil's trap. |
| 8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money. | 8Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money, |
| 9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. | 9holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. |
| 10Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons. | 10And they must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons. |
| 11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things. | 11Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything. |
| 12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household. | 12Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently. |
| 13For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. | 13For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. |
| 14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things | 14I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. |
| 15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. | 15But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. |
| 16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory. | 16And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. |
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