Dual Panel1This saying <3056> is trustworthy <4103>: “If <1487> someone <5100> aspires <3713> to the office of overseer <1984>, he desires <1937> a good <2570> work <2041>.”
2The overseer <1985> then <3767> must be <1163> above reproach <423>, the husband <435> of one <1520> wife <1135>, temperate <3524>, self-controlled <4998>, respectable <2887>, hospitable <5382>, an able teacher <1317>,
3not <3361> a drunkard <3943>, not <3361> violent <4131>, but <235> gentle <1933>, not contentious <269>, free from the love of money <866>.
4He must manage <4291> his own <2398> household <3624> well <2573> and keep <2192> his children <5043> in <1722> control <5292> without losing <3326> <3956> <4587> his dignity <3326> <3956> <4587>.
5But <1161> if <1487> someone <5100> does <1492> not <3756> know <1492> how <4459> to manage <4291> his own <2398> household <3624>, how will he care <1959> for the church <1577> of God <2316>?
6He must not <3361> be a recent convert <3504> or he may <2443> become arrogant <5187> and fall <1706> into <1519> the punishment <2917> that the devil <1228> will exact.
7And <1161> he must be <1163> well <2570> thought <3141> of by <575> those outside <1855> the faith, so that <2443> he may <1706> not <3361> fall <1706> into <1519> disgrace <3680> and <2532> be caught by the devil’s <1228> trap <3803>.
8Deacons <1249> likewise <5615> must be dignified <4586>, not <3361> two-faced <1351>, not <3361> given to <4337> excessive <4183> drinking <3631>, not <3361> greedy for gain <146>,
9holding <2192> to the mystery <3466> of the faith <4102> with <1722> a clear <2513> conscience <4893>.
10And <1161> these <3778> also <2532> must be tested <1381> first <4412> and then <1534> let them serve as deacons <1247> if they are <1510> found blameless <410>.
11Likewise <5615> also their wives <1135> must be dignified <4586>, not <3361> slanderous <1228>, temperate <3524>, faithful <4103> in <1722> every respect <3956>.
12Deacons <1249> must be <1510> husbands <435> of one <1520> wife <1135> and good <2573> managers <4291> of their children <5043> and <2532> their own <2398> households <3624>.
13For <1063> those who have served <1247> well <2573> as deacons <1247> gain <4046> a good <2570> standing <898> for themselves <1438> and <2532> great <4183> boldness <3954> in <1722> the faith <4102> that is in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>.
14I hope <1679> to come <2064> to <4314> you <4571> soon <1722> <5034>, but I am writing <1125> these instructions <5023> to you <4671>
15in case <1437> I am delayed <1019>, to let <2443> you know <1492> how <4459> people ought <1163> to conduct <390> themselves in <1722> the household <3624> of God <2316>, because it is <1510> the church <1577> of the living <2198> God <2316>, the support <4769> and <2532> bulwark <1477> of the truth <225>.
16And <2532> we all agree <3672>, our religion <2150> contains amazing revelation <3466>: He was revealed <5319> in <1722> the flesh <4561>, vindicated <1344> by <1722> the Spirit <4151>, seen <3700> by angels <32>, proclaimed <2784> among <1722> Gentiles <1484>, believed on <4100> in <1722> the world <2889>, taken up <353> in <1722> glory <1391>.