| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. | 1This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. |
| 2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; | 2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
| 3not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; | 3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money. |
| 4one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence | 4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity. |
| 5(for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); | 5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God? |
| 6not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. | 6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil. |
| 7Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of 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. |
| 8Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, | 8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money. |
| 9holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. | 9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. |
| 10But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. | 10Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons. |
| 11Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. | 11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things. |
| 12Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. | 12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household. |
| 13For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. | 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. |
| 14These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; | 14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things |
| 15but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. | 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. |
| 16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. | 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. |
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