1 Timothy 3

1 The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.

πιστος ο λογος ει τις επισκοπης ορεγεται καλου εργου επιθυμει

2 The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

δει ουν τον επισκοπον ανεπιλημπτον ειναι μιας γυναικος ανδρα νηφαλιον σωφρονα κοσμιον φιλοξενον διδακτικον

3 not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

μη παροινον μη πληκτην αλλα επιεικη αμαχον αφιλαργυρον

4 conducting his own house well, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;

του ιδιου οικου καλως προισταμενον τεκνα εχοντα εν υποταγη μετα πασης σεμνοτητος

5 (but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

ει δε τις του ιδιου οικου προστηναι ουκ οιδεν πως εκκλησιας θεου επιμελησεται

6 not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into [the] fault of the devil.

μη νεοφυτον ινα μη τυφωθεις εις κριμα εμπεση του διαβολου

7 But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.

δει δε και μαρτυριαν καλην εχειν απο των εξωθεν ινα μη εις ονειδισμον εμπεση και παγιδα του διαβολου

8 Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

διακονους ωσαυτως σεμνους μη διλογους μη οινω πολλω προσεχοντας μη αισχροκερδεις

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

εχοντας το μυστηριον της πιστεως εν καθαρα συνειδησει

10 And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].

και ουτοι δε δοκιμαζεσθωσαν πρωτον ειτα διακονειτωσαν ανεγκλητοι οντες

11 [The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

γυναικας ωσαυτως σεμνας μη διαβολους νηφαλιους πιστας εν πασιν

12 Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well:

διακονοι εστωσαν μιας γυναικος ανδρες τεκνων καλως προισταμενοι και των ιδιων οικων

13 for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

οι γαρ καλως διακονησαντες βαθμον εαυτοις καλον περιποιουνται και πολλην παρρησιαν εν πιστει τη εν χριστω ιησου

14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;

ταυτα σοι γραφω ελπιζων ελθειν {VAR1: [προς σε] } {VAR2: προς σε } εν ταχει

15 but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is [the] assembly of [the] living God, [the] pillar and base of the truth.

εαν δε βραδυνω ινα ειδης πως δει εν οικω θεου αναστρεφεσθαι ητις εστιν εκκλησια θεου ζωντος στυλος και εδραιωμα της αληθειας

16 And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.

και ομολογουμενως μεγα εστιν το της ευσεβειας μυστηριον ος εφανερωθη εν σαρκι εδικαιωθη εν πνευματι ωφθη αγγελοις εκηρυχθη εν εθνεσιν επιστευθη εν κοσμω ανελημφθη εν δοξη