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1 Timothy 3

16 aligned verses; 16 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop , he desireth a good work .
Stedfast ` is ' the word: If any one the oversight doth long for , a right work he desireth;
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour , given to hospitality , apt to teach ;
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband , vigilant, sober, decent , a friend of strangers , apt to teach ,
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient , not a brawler , not covetous;
not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre , but gentle , not contentious , not a lover of money,
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity ;
his own house leading well , having children in subjection with all gravity ,
( For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God ?)
( and if any one his own house `how' to lead hath not known , how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)
Not a novice , lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil .
not a new convert , lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil ;
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without ; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without , that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued , not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre ;
Ministrants -- in like manner grave, not double-tongued , not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre ,
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience .
having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience ,
And let these also first be proved ; then let them use the office of a deacon , being found blameless .
and let these also first be proved , then let them minister , being unblameable .
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers , sober , faithful in all things.
Women -- in like manner grave, not false accusers , vigilant , faithful in all things.
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife , ruling their children and their own houses well.
Ministrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses ,
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.
for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire , and much boldness in faith that ` is ' in Christ Jesus.
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,
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 .
and if I delay , that thou mayest know how it behoveth `thee' to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth ,
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 .
and , confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers , preached among nations , believed on in the world, taken up in glory !

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