Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
This is a faithful
saying :
if a man seeks
the office of an
overseer
, he desires
a good work.
This is a true
saying ,
If a man desire
the office of a
bishop
, he desireth
a good work.
The
overseer
therefore
must be without
reproach
, the husband of one wife, temperate
, sensible
, modest
, hospitable
, good
at
teaching
;
A
bishop
then
must be blameless
, the husband of one wife, vigilant
, sober
, of
good
behaviour
, given
to
hospitality
, apt
to
teach
;
not a
drinker
, not
violent
, not greedy for
money,
but gentle
, not quarrelsome
, not covetous;
Not given
to
wine
, no
striker
, not greedy of
filthy
lucre;
but patient
, not a
brawler
, not covetous;
one who
rules
his own house well
, having children in subjection with all reverence
;
One that
ruleth
well
his own house, having his
children in subjection with all gravity
;
( but
if a man doesn't
know how to rule his own house, how will
he take care of the assembly
of God?)
( For
if a man know not
how to rule his own house, how shall
he take care of the church
of God?)
not a new
convert
, lest being puffed
up he fall into the same
condemnation as
the devil.
Not a novice
, lest being lifted
up with
pride
he fall into the condemnation of
the devil.
Moreover he must have good testimony
from
those
who
are outside,
to
avoid
falling
into reproach and the snare 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.
Deacons,
in
the
same
way,
must be reverent
, not double-tongued
, not addicted
to much wine, not greedy for
money
;
Likewise
must the
deacons
be grave
, not doubletongued
, not given
to much wine, not greedy of
filthy
lucre
;
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Let them
also first be tested
; then let them serve
as
deacons
, if
they
are
blameless.
And
let these
also first be proved
; then let them use
the
office
of
a
deacon
, being
found
blameless.
Their wives in
the
same
way
must
be reverent
, not slanderers, temperate
, faithful in all things.
Even
so
must
their wives be grave
, not slanderers, sober
, faithful in all things.
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Let the
deacons be the
husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
For those
who
have served
well as
deacons
gain
to themselves a good standing
, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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.
These things I
write to
you
, hoping to come to
you
shortly ;
These things write I
unto
thee
, hoping to come unto
thee
shortly :
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.
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.
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.
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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