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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!