1 Timothy 3

1 This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

This saying is faithful, that if a man desire the presbyterate, a good work he desireth.

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

But it behoveth that a presbyter be as that blame be not found in him; and that he be the husband of one wife; (a man) who is of a vigilant mind, chaste, and orderly, and a lover of guests, and instructful;

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

and not a transgressor over wine, nor (one) whose hand hastens to strike; but he is to be gentle and not contentious, nor a lover of money;

4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

and (one who) ruleth his house well, holding his children in subjection with all purity.

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

For if his own house he know not to rule well, how is he able to rule the church of Aloha?

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Neither shall his discipleship be recent, lest he be lifted up, and fall into the judgment of Satana.

7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

But it is needful that he have also a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach, and into the net of Satana.

8 Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

And also the ministers must be pure, not speaking doubly, not inclined to much wine, nor shall they love unclean gains.

9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

But they shall hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.

And these are to be proved first, and then to minister, being without blame.

11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Thus also must the woman be chaste, and they shall be vigilant (in their) minds, and faithful in every thing; and they shall not be accusers.

12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

The ministers shall be (of them) severally who have one wife, and shall rule each his children and his household well.

13 For 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.

For they who minister well, a good degree acquire for themselves, and much openness of face in the faith of Jeshu Meshiha.

14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

These I write to thee, hoping soon to come to thee;

15 But 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.

but if I should delay, that thou mayest know how to converse in the house of Aloha, which is the church of Aloha the Living, the column and foundation of the truth.

16 And 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.

And truly great is this mystery of righteousness, which was revealed in the flesh, and justified by the Spirit, and seen of angels, and preached among the peoples, and believed in the world, and taken up into glory.