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Overseers and Deacons | ||||
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| 1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. | 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. | 1 This is a statement that can be trusted: If anyone sets his heart on being a bishop, he desires something excellent. | 1 This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. | 1 The word is faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work. | 2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, | 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; | 2 A bishop must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife, be sober, use good judgment, be respectable, be hospitable, and be able to teach. | 2 The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching; | 2 The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach; | 3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. | 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; | 3 He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but he must be gentle. He must not be quarrelsome or love money. | 3 not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; | 3 not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money, | 4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity | 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; | 4 He must manage his own family well. His children should respectfully obey him. | 4 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; | 4 conducting his own house well, having his children in subjection with all gravity; | 5 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?), | 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) | 5 (If a man doesn't know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?) | 5 (but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?) | 5 (but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?) | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. | 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. | 6 He must not be a new Christian, or he might become arrogant like the devil and be condemned. | 6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. | 6 not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into the fault of the devil. | 7 And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare 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. | 7 People who are not Christians must speak well of him, or he might become the victim of disgraceful insults that the devil sets as traps for him. | 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil. | 7 But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and the snare of the devil. | 8 Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain, | 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; | 8 Deacons must also be of good character. They must not be two-faced or addicted to alcohol. They must not use shameful ways to make money. | 8 Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money; | 8 Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means, | 9 but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. | 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. | 9 They must have clear consciences about possessing the mystery of the Christian faith. | 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. | 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. | 10 These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. | 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. | 10 First, a person must be evaluated. Then, if he has a good reputation, he may become a deacon. | 10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless. | 10 And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge against them. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 Women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things. | 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. | 11 Their wives must also be of good character. They must not be gossips, but they must control their tempers and be trustworthy in every way. | 11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. | 11 The women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. | 12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. | 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. | 12 A deacon must have only one wife. Deacons must manage their children and their families well. | 12 Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. | 12 Let the ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting their children and their own houses well: | 13 For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. | 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. | 13 Those deacons who serve well gain an excellent reputation and will have confidence as a result of their faith in Christ Jesus. | 13 For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. | 13 for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which is in Christ Jesus. | 14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you before long; | 14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: | 14 I hope to visit you soon. However, I'm writing this to you | 14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly; | 14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly; | 15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. | 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. | 15 in case I'm delayed. I want you to know how people who are members of God's family must live. God's family is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. | 15 but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. | 15 but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory. | 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. | 16 The mystery that gives us our reverence for God is acknowledged to be great: He appeared in his human nature, was approved by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was announced throughout the nations, was believed in the world, and was taken to heaven in glory. | 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. | 16 And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in the Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among the nations, has been believed on in the world, has been received up in glory. |
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