1 Timothy 3.3

1. Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2. The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3. no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

4. one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5. (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) (1 Timothy 3:1-5, ASV)

1. This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. 2. The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

3. not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

4. one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; 5. (but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?) (1 Timothy 3:1-5, WEB)

1. This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; ^{of good: or, modest}

3. Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; ^{given: or, ready to quarrel, and offer wrong, as one in wine}

4. One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5. (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) (1 Timothy 3:1-5, KJV)

1. Stedfast [is] the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; 2. it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

3. not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

4. his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity, 5. (and if any one his own house [how] to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?) (1 Timothy 3:1-5, YLT)