54_1TI_03_01 this [ Is ] A true saying , if A man desire the office of A bishop , he desireth A good work .
54_1TI_03_02 A bishop Then must be blameless , the husband of one wife , vigilant , sober , of good behaviour , given to hospitality , apt to teach ;
54_1TI_03_03 not given to wine , no striker , not greedy of filthy lucre ; but patient , not A brawler , not covetous ;
54_1TI_03_04 one that ruleth Well his own house , having his children in subjection with all gravity ;
54_1TI_03_05 [ for if A man know not how to rule his own house , how shall he take care of the church of God ? ]
54_1TI_03_06 not A novice , lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil .
54_1TI_03_07 moreover he must have A good report of them which are without ; lest he fall into reproach And the snare of the devil .
54_1TI_03_08 Likewise [ must ] the deacons [ be ] grave , not doubletongued , not given to much wine , not greedy of filthy lucre ;
54_1TI_03_09 holding the mystery of the faith in A pure conscience .
54_1TI_03_10 And let These also first be proved ; Then let them use the office of A deacon , being [ found ] blameless .
54_1TI_03_11 even So [ must their ] wives [ be ] grave , not slanderers , sober , faithful in all things .
54_1TI_03_12 let the deacons be the husbands of one wife , ruling their children And their own houses Well .
54_1TI_03_13 for they that have used the office of A deacon Well purchase to themselves A good degree , And great boldness in the faith which Is in Christ Jesus .
54_1TI_03_14 These things write I unto thee , hoping to come unto thee shortly :
54_1TI_03_15 but if I tarry long , that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God , which Is the church of the living God , the pillar And ground of the truth .
54_1TI_03_16 And without controversy great Is the mystery of godliness : God was manifest in the flesh , justified in the spirit , seen of angels , preached unto the Gentiles , believed on in the world , received up into glory .