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1 Timothy 3

Common English Bible CEB

1 This saying is reliable: if anyone has a goal to be a supervisor in the church, they want a good thing.

2 So the church's supervisor must be without fault. They should be faithful to their spouse, sober, modest, and honest. They should show hospitality and be skilled at teaching.

3 They shouldn't be addicted to alcohol or be a bully. Instead, they should be gentle, peaceable, and not greedy.

4 They should manage their own household well—they should see that their children are obedient with complete respect,

5 because if they don't know how to manage their own household, how can they take care of God's church?

6 They shouldn't be new believers so that they won't become proud and fall under the devil's spell.

7 They should also have a good reputation with those outside the church so that they won't be embarrassed and fall into the devil's trap.

8 In the same way, servants in the church should be dignified, not two-faced, heavy drinkers, or greedy for money.

9 They should hold on to the faith that has been revealed with a clear conscience.

10 They should also be tested and then serve if they are without fault.

11 In the same way, women who are servants in the church should be dignified and not gossip. They should be sober and faithful in everything they do.

12 Servants must be faithful to their spouse and manage their children and their own households well.

13 Those who have served well gain a good standing and considerable confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

14 I hope to come to you quickly. But I'm writing these things to you so that

15 if I'm delayed, you'll know how you should behave in God's household. It is the church of the living God and the backbone and support of the truth.

16 Without question, the mystery of godliness is great: he was revealed as a human, declared righteous by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached throughout the nations, believed in around the world, and taken up in glory.

New Revised Standard NRS

1 The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.

2 Now a bishop must be above reproach, married only once, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,

3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.

4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way—

5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?

6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.

8 Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money;

9 they must hold fast to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

10 And let them first be tested; then, if they prove themselves blameless, let them serve as deacons.

11 Women likewise must be serious, not slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things.

12 Let deacons be married only once, and let them manage their children and their households well;

13 for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that,

15 if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth.

16 Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.