| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. | 1It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. |
| 2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; | 2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
| 3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; | 3not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. |
| 4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; | 4He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity |
| 5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) | 5(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), |
| 6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. | 6and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. |
| 7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. | 7And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. |
| 8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; | 8Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain, |
| 9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. | 9but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. |
| 10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. | 10These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. |
| 11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. | 11Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. |
| 12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. | 12Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. |
| 13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. | 13For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. |
| 14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: | 14I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; |
| 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. | 15but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. |
| 16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. | 16By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory. |
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