1 S tedfast the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

The word faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.

2 i t behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

3 n ot given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

4 h is own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

conducting his own house well, having children in subjection with all gravity;

5 ( and if any one his own house to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

6 n ot a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into fault of the devil.

7 a nd 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.

But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and snare of the devil.

8 M inistrants -- in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

9 h aving the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10 a nd let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.

And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge.

11 W omen -- in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

12 M inistrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,

Let ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting children and their own houses well:

13 f or those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that in Christ Jesus.

for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which in Christ Jesus.

14 T hese things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,

These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;

15 a nd if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God -- a pillar and foundation of the truth,

but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is assembly of living God, pillar and base of the truth.

16 a nd, 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!

And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among nations, has been believed on in world, has been received up in glory.