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World English Bible

1 Timothy 3 (WEBP)

[1] This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.
[2] The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
[3] not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
[4] one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
[5] (for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)
[6] not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
[7] Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
[8] Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
[9] holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
[10] Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
[11] Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
[12] Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
[13] For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
[14] These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,
[15] but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
[16] Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

1 Timothy 3:1 or, superintendent, or bishop
1 Timothy 3:8 or, Deacons.
1 Timothy 3:10 or, serve as deacons
1 Timothy 3:12 or, deacons
1 Timothy 3:13 or, served well as deacons
1 Timothy 3:16 NU replaces “God” with “who”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Timothy 3 (KJVS)

[1] This [is] a true saying , If a man desire () the office of a bishop , he desireth () a good work .
[2] A bishop then must () be () blameless , the husband of one wife , vigilant , sober , of good behaviour , given to hospitality , apt to teach ;
[3] Not given to wine , no striker , not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient , not a brawler , not covetous ;
[4] One that ruleth () well his own house , having () his children in subjection with all gravity ;
[5] (For if a man know not how () to rule () his own house , how shall he take care of () the church of God ?)
[6] Not a novice , lest being lifted up with pride () he fall () into the condemnation of the devil .
[7] Moreover he must () have () a good report of them which are without ; lest he fall () into reproach and the snare of the devil .
[8] Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave , not doubletongued , not given () to much wine , not greedy of filthy lucre ;
[9] Holding () the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience .
[10] And let these also first be proved (); then let them use the office of a deacon (), being () [found] blameless .
[11] Even so [must their] wives [be] grave , not slanderers , sober , faithful in all things .
[12] Let the deacons be () the husbands of one wife , ruling () their children and their own houses 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 .
[14] These things write I () unto thee , hoping () to come () unto thee shortly :
[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 .
[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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Timothy 3 (YLT)

[1] Stedfast is the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;
[2] it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
[3] not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
[4] his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,
[5] (and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)
[6] not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
[7] and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
[8] Ministrants-in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,
[9] having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
[10] and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.
[11] Women-in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
[12] Ministrants-let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,
[13] for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that is in Christ Jesus.
[14] These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,
[15] and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth thee to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God-a pillar and foundation of the truth,
[16] and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety-God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!