1898 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 Timothy 3
2 How bishops, and deacons, and their wives, should be qualified: 14 and to what end Paul wrote to Timothy of these things. 15 Of the Church, and the blessed truth therein taught and professed.
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3:1 ¶
Stedfast [is] the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;
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3:2
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
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3:3
not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
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3:4
his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,
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3:5
(and if any one his own house [how] to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)
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3:6
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
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3:7
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.
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3:8
Ministrantsin like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,
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3:9
having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
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3:10
and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.
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3:11
Womenin like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
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3:12
Ministrantslet them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,
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3:13
for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that [is] in Christ Jesus.
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3:14
These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,
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3:15
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 Goda pillar and foundation of the truth,
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3:16
and, confessedly, great is the secret of pietyGod was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!