'The2saying3istrustworthy:1If4anyone5aspires to7the office of overseer,6he desires10a noble8task.9 Therefore2an3overseer4must1be6above reproach,5the husband9of one7wife,8sober-minded,10self-controlled,11respectable,12hospitable,13able to teach,14 not1a drunkard,2not3violent4but5gentle,6not quarrelsome,7not a lover of money.8 He must manage5his own2household3well,4with10all11dignity12keeping7hischildren6submissive,9 for2if1someone3doesnot8know9howto manage7his own5household,6how10will he care for13God’s12church?11 He mustnot1bea recent convert,2or34he may become puffed up with conceit5andfall8into6the condemnation7of the9devil.10 Moreover,3he must1be6well5[thought]4of7by outsiders,89so that10he may14not11fall14into12disgrace,13into a snare16of the17devil.18 Deacons1likewise2must bedignified,3not4double-tongued,5not6addicted9to much8wine,7not10greedy for dishonest gain.11 They [must] hold1the2mystery3of the4faith5with6a clear7conscience.8 And3let4them2also1be tested4first;5then6let them serve as deacons7ifthey prove [themselves]9blameless.8 [Their] wives1likewise2must bedignified,3not4slanderers,5butsober-minded,6faithful7in8all things.9 Let2deacons1eachbe2the husband5of one3wife,4managing8theirchildren6and9their own11households12well.7 For2those1who serve4well3as deacons4gain8a good7standing5for themselves6and9alsogreat10confidence11in12the faith13that14isin15Christ16Jesus.17 Ihope4to come5to6you7soon,89butI am writing3these things1to you2so that, if1I delay,3you may know5how6one ought7to behave11in8the household9of God,10which12is13the church14of the15living16God,15a pillar17and18buttress19of the20truth.21 Great3indeed,we confess,2is4the5mystery8of godliness:7He9was manifested10in11the flesh,12vindicated13by14the Spirit,15seen16by angels,17proclaimed18among19the nations,20believed on21in22the world,23taken up24in25glory.26