| 3:1 |
It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work. |
| 3:2 |
Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher, |
| 3:3 |
not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous; |
| 3:4 |
but a man who leads his own house well, having children who are subordinate with all chastity. |
| 3:5 |
For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God? |
| 3:6 |
He must not be a new convert, lest, being elated by pride, he may fall under the sentence of the devil. |
| 3:7 |
And it is necessary for him also to have good testimony from those who are outside, so that he may not fall into disrepute and the snare of the devil. |
| 3:8 |
Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit, |
| 3:9 |
holding to the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. |
| 3:10 |
And these things should be proven first, and then they may minister, being without offense. |
| 3:11 |
Similarly, the women must be chaste, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. |
| 3:12 |
Deacons should be the husband of one wife, men who lead their own children and their own houses well. |
| 3:13 |
For those who have ministered well will acquire for themselves a good position, and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. |
