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| [1]Trustworthy is the saying that if a man desires eldership a work good he desires |
[1]THIS is a true saying, If a man desires the office of a bishop, he aspires to a good work. |
| [2]And ought but to be an elder such that a fault not is found in him and be a husband of one woman which of vigilant mind and sober and orderly and loves strangers and is a teacher |
[2]He who becomes an bishop must be blameless, the husband of one wife, have an alert mind, must be sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, and apt at teaching; |
| [3]And not he transgresses concerning wine and not is swift his hand to strike but should be humble and not contentious neither loves money |
[3]Not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but meek, not a brawler; |
| [4]And he leads his house well and holds his children in subjection in all purity |
[4]One who rules well his own household, and keeps his children under submission to bring them up with all purity. |
| [5]If for the house of himself not he knows to lead well how? can he the church of Alaha lead |
[5]For if a man does not know how to rule well his own household, how shall he take care of the church of God? |
| [6]Neither shall he be a youth of his discipleship lest he be lifted up and would fall into the judgment of Satan |
[6]He should not be a recent convert, lest he become proud and fall into the condemnation of the devil. |
| [7]And there ought but that also testimony excellent be to him from outsiders lest he fall into shame and into the trap of Satan |
[7]Moreover, he must have a good report from outsiders; lest he fall into reproach and the snares of the devil. |
| [8]And also ministers in this way shall be pure and not should speak two things neither shall they be inclined to wine much nor love riches defiled |
[8]Likewise the deacons must be pure, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; |
| [9]But they should hold the mystery of the faith in a conscience pure |
[9]But they must uphold the divine mystery of faith with a pure conscience. |
| [10]And those such should be proved first and then let them serve when they are without fault |
[10]Let these first be examined, and then let them minister after they have been found blameless. |
| [11]In this way also wives should be modest and will be alert in their minds and shall be faithful in every thing and not they should be ? slanderers |
[11]Likewise their wives must be chaste, have an alert mind, faithful in all things, and they must not be slanderers. |
| [12]Ministers shall be he who one woman has to him and leads his children and his house well |
[12]Let the deacons be appointed from those who have not been polygamous, ruling their children and their own households well. |
| [13]Those for who serve well a rank good purchase for themselves and opening of face much in the faith of Ieshu The Messiah |
[13]For those who minister well earn good recognition for themselves and grow more familiar with the faith of Jesus Christ. |
| [14]These things have written I to you while hope I that soon shall come I to you |
[14]These things I write to you, although hoping to come to you shortly, |
| [15]And if it is but that delay I that you may know how it is necessary to behave in the household of Alaha which is the church of Alaha The Living the pillar and foundation of the truth |
[15]So that if I am delayed, you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. |
| [16]And truly great is mystery this of righteousness which was revealed in the flesh and was justified in The Spirit and He appeared to angels and was preached among the nations and He was trusted in the world and He ascended into the glory |
[16]Truly great is this divine mystery of righteousness: it is revealed in the flesh, justi- fied in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory. |