| Christian Standard Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1This saying is trustworthy: "If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work." | 1The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. |
| 2An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, | 2Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
| 3not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy. | 3not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. |
| 4He must manage his own household competently and have his children under control with all dignity. | 4He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, |
| 5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God's church?) | 5for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? |
| 6He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil. | 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation 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. | 7Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. |
| 8Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money, | 8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. |
| 9holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. | 9They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. |
| 10They must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons. | 10And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. |
| 11Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything. | 11Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. |
| 12Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently. | 12Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. |
| 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. | 13For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. |
| 14I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. | 14I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, |
| 15But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. | 15if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. |
| 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. | 16Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. |
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