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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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Timothy 3 (BYZ)

[1] Πιστὸς () ὁ () λόγος· () εἴ () τις () ἐπισκοπῆς () ὀρέγεται, () καλοῦ () ἔργου () ἐπιθυμεῖ. ()
[2] Δεῖ () οὖν () τὸν () ἐπίσκοπον () ἀνεπίληπτον () εἶναι, () μιᾶς () γυναικὸς () ἄνδρα, () νηφάλεον, () 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 () οἶδεν, () 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, () νηφαλέους, () πιστὰς () ἐν () πᾶσιν. ()
[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 () ἐστὶν () τὸ () τῆς () εὐσεβείας () μυστήριον· () θεὸς () ἐφανερώθη () ἐν () σαρκί, () ἐδικαιώθη () ἐν () πνεύματι, () ὤφθη () ἀγγέλοις, () ἐκηρύχθη () ἐν () ἔθνεσιν, () ἐπιστεύθη () ἐν () κόσμῳ, () ἀνελήφθη () ἐν () δόξῃ. ()

1 Timothy 3:2a N ἀνεπίληπτον ⇒ ἀνεπίλημπτον
1 Timothy 3:2b N νηφάλεον ⇒ νηφάλιον
1 Timothy 3:3 N μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ ἀλλ’ ⇒ ἀλλὰ
1 Timothy 3:7 N αὐτὸν ⇒ -
1 Timothy 3:11 N νηφαλέους ⇒ νηφαλίους
1 Timothy 3:14 N τάχιον ⇒ ἐν τάχει
1 Timothy 3:16a N θεὸς ⇒ ὃς
1 Timothy 3:16b N ἀνελήφθη ⇒ ἀνελήμφθη