3:1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of ①overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
▷ ①Or bishop
3:2 ①An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, ②temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,
▷ ①Lit The ②Or level-headed
3:3 not overindulging in wine, not ①a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
▷ ①Or combative
3:4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
3:5 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
3:6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into condemnation ①incurred by the devil.
▷ ①Lit of the devil
3:7 And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into ①disgrace and the snare of the devil.
▷ ①Or reproach
3:8 Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not ①insincere, not prone to drink much wine, not greedy for money,
▷ ①Or given to double-talk
3:9 but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
3:10 These men must also first be tested; then have them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.
3:11 ①Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but ②temperate, faithful in all things.
▷ ①I.e., either deacons’ wives or deaconesses ②Or level-headed
3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife, and ①good managers of their children and their own households.
▷ ①Lit managing well
3:13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a ①high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
▷ ①Lit good
3:14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;
3:15 but ①in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one should act in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
▷ ①Lit if I delay
3:16 Beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness:
He who was revealed in the flesh,
Was ①vindicated ②in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Proclaimed among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
▷ ①Or justified ②Or by
▷ ①Or bishop
3:2 ①An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, ②temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,
▷ ①Lit The ②Or level-headed
3:3 not overindulging in wine, not ①a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
▷ ①Or combative
3:4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
3:5 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
3:6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into condemnation ①incurred by the devil.
▷ ①Lit of the devil
3:7 And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into ①disgrace and the snare of the devil.
▷ ①Or reproach
3:8 Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not ①insincere, not prone to drink much wine, not greedy for money,
▷ ①Or given to double-talk
3:9 but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
3:10 These men must also first be tested; then have them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.
3:11 ①Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but ②temperate, faithful in all things.
▷ ①I.e., either deacons’ wives or deaconesses ②Or level-headed
3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife, and ①good managers of their children and their own households.
▷ ①Lit managing well
3:13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a ①high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
▷ ①Lit good
3:14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long;
3:15 but ①in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one should act in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
▷ ①Lit if I delay
3:16 Beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness:
He who was revealed in the flesh,
Was ①vindicated ②in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Proclaimed among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.
▷ ①Or justified ②Or by