1 The office of a bishop is to be esteemed a good work. 2 The qualifications requisite in a bishop, 8 and in deacons. 14 Why Paul wrote these instructions to Timothy. 16 The important truths of the Christian revelation.
1. This ais a true saying, If a man desire bthe office of a *bishop, he desireth a good work.
2. cA *bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, 1of good behaviour, dgiven to hospitality, apt to teach;
3. e2Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy *lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4. fOne that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all ggravity;
5. (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of hthe church of God?)
6. Not 3a novice, lest ibeing lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7. Moreover jhe must have a good report of kthem which are *without; lest he fall into reproach and the lsnare of the devil.
8. Likewise must mthe deacons be ngrave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy *lucre;
9. oHolding the mystery of the faith in pa pure conscience.
10. And let these also qfirst be *proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
11. rEven so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12. Let the deacons be sthe husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13. tFor they that have 4used the office of a deacon well *purchase to themselves a good degree, and ugreat boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14. These things write I unto thee, vhoping to come unto thee shortly:
15. But if I tarry long, wthat thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in xthe house of God, which is the church yof the living God, the zpillar and 5ground of athe truth.
16. And without controversy great is the bmystery of godliness: God was cmanifest in the flesh, djustified in the Spirit, eseen of angels, fpreached unto the Gentiles, gbelieved on in the world, hreceived up into glory.
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 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. These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 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. 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.
1. Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος· Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ.
2. δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν·
3. μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον·
4. τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον, τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος
5. (εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδε, πῶς ἐκκλησίας Θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται;)·
6. μὴ νεόφυτον, ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου.
7. δεῖ δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου.
8. διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
9. ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει.
10. καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον, εἶτα διακονείτωσαν, ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες.
11. γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς, μὴ διαβόλους, νηφαλίους, πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσι.
12. διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες, τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων.
13. οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται, καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
14. Ταῦτά σοι γράφω, ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρός σε τάχιον·
15. ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία Θεοῦ ζῶντος, στύλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας.
16. καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶ τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· Θεὸς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήφθη ἐν δόξῃ.