| Berean Study Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. | 1This saying is trustworthy: "If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble work." |
| 2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, | 2An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
| 3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money. | 3not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy. |
| 4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity. | 4He must manage his own household competently and have his children under control with all dignity. |
| 5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God? | 5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God's church?) |
| 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil. | 6He must not be a new convert, or he might become conceited and incur the same condemnation as the devil. |
| 7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil. | 7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil's trap. |
| 8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money. | 8Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money, |
| 9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. | 9holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. |
| 10Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons. | 10They must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons. |
| 11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things. | 11Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything. |
| 12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household. | 12Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently. |
| 13For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. | 13For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. |
| 14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things | 14I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. |
| 15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. | 15But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. |
| 16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory. | 16And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. |
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