The Concordant Literal New Testament

Paul To Timothy (I.)

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The King James Version

¹ Faithful is the saying: "If anyone is craving the supervision, he is desiring an ideal work."
² The supervisor, then, must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, sober, sane, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach,
³ no toper, not quarrelsome, but lenient, pacific, not fond of money,
⁴ controlling his own household ideally, having his children in subjection with all gravity --
⁵ now if anyone is not aware how to control his own household, how will he care for the ecclesia of God? --
⁶ no novice, lest, being conceited, he should be falling into the judgment of the Adversary.
⁷ Yet he must have an ideal testimony also from those outside, that he should not be falling into the reproach and trap of the Adversary.
⁸ Servants, similarly, are to be grave, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not avaricious,
⁹ having the secret of the faith in a clear conscience.
¹⁰ Now let these also first be tested: thereafter let them be serving, being unimpeachable.
¹¹ The wives, similarly, are to be grave, not adversaries, sober, faithful in all things.
¹² Let servants be the husbands of one wife, controlling children and their own households ideally,
¹³ for those who serve ideally are procuring for themselves an ideal rank and much boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
¹⁴ These things I am writing to you, though expecting to come to you more quickly,
¹⁵ yet, if I should be tardy, that you may be perceiving how one must behave in God's house, which is the ecclesia of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
¹⁶ And avowedly great is the secret of devoutness, which was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by messengers, heralded among the nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.

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.

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