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| [1]Trustworthy is the saying that if a man desires eldership a work good he desires |
[1]Stedfast [is] the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; |
| [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]it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach, |
| [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 given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money, |
| [4]And he leads his house well and holds his children in subjection in all purity |
[4]his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity, |
| [5]If for the house of himself not he knows to lead well how? can he the church of Alaha lead |
[5](and if any one his own house [how] to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?) |
| [6]Neither shall he be a youth of his discipleship lest he be lifted up and would fall into the judgment of Satan |
[6]not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment 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]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. |
| [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]Ministrants -- in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre, |
| [9]But they should hold the mystery of the faith in a conscience pure |
[9]having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience, |
| [10]And those such should be proved first and then let them serve when they are without fault |
[10]and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable. |
| [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]Women -- in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things. |
| [12]Ministers shall be he who one woman has to him and leads his children and his house well |
[12]Ministrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses, |
| [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 did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that [is] in Christ Jesus. |
| [14]These things have written I to you while hope I that soon shall come I to you |
[14]These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon, |
| [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]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, |
| [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]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! |