The saying is trustworthy: if anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.
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1 Timothy 3
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δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,
Therefore, the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,
He must manage his own household well, having children in submission with all dignity.
If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?
Not a recent convert, so that he may not be blinded and fall into the judgment of the devil.
δεῖ δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου.
But it is necessary also to have a good testimony from those outside, so that he may not fall into reproach and the trap of the devil.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
And let these be tested first, then let them serve as deacons being above reproach.
Women likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children well and their own households.
οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and much confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you soon,
ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας·
But if I am delayed, so that you may know how one must behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· Ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ.
And undeniably great is the mystery of godliness: He was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.