GNT

1 πιστὸς ὁ λόγος· εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ.

2 δεῖ οὗν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,

3 μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον,

4 τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον, τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος·

5 εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν, πῶς ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται;

6 μὴ νεόφυτον, ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου.

7 δεῖ δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου.

8 διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῶ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,

9 ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει.

10 καὶ οὖτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον, εἶτα διακονείτωσαν ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες.

11 γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς, μὴ διαβόλους, νηφαλίους, πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσιν.

12 διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες, τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων·

13 οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν χριστῶ ἰησοῦ.

14 ταῦτά σοι γράφω, ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐν τάχει·

15 ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας.

16 καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ.

KJV

1  This is a true⁴¹⁰³ saying,³⁰⁵⁶ If a man¹⁵³⁶ desire³⁷¹³ the office of a bishop,¹⁹⁸⁴ he desireth¹⁹³⁷ a good²⁵⁷⁰ work.²⁰⁴¹

2  A bishop¹⁹⁸⁵ then³⁷⁶⁷ must¹¹⁶³ be¹⁵¹¹ blameless,⁴²³ the husband⁴³⁵ of one³³⁹¹ wife,¹¹³⁵ vigilant,³⁵²⁴ sober,⁴⁹⁹⁸ of good behavior,²⁸⁸⁷ given to hospitality,⁵³⁸² apt to teach;¹³¹⁷

3  Not³³⁶¹ given to wine,³⁹⁴³ no³³⁶¹ striker,⁴¹³¹ not³³⁶¹ greedy of filthy lucre;¹⁴⁶ but²³⁵ patient,¹⁹³³ not a brawler,²⁶⁹ not covetous;⁸⁶⁶

4  One that ruleth⁴²⁹¹ well²⁵⁷³ his own²³⁹⁸ house,³⁶²⁴ having²¹⁹² his children⁵⁰⁴³ in¹⁷²² subjection⁵²⁹² with³³²⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ gravity;⁴⁵⁸⁷

5  (For¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ a man⁵¹⁰⁰ know¹⁴⁹² not³⁷⁵⁶ how to rule⁴²⁹¹ his own²³⁹⁸ house,³⁶²⁴ how⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall he take care of¹⁹⁵⁹ the church¹⁵⁷⁷ of God?)²³¹⁶

6  Not³³⁶¹ a novice,³⁵⁰⁴ lest³³⁶³ being lifted up with pride⁵¹⁸⁷ he fall¹⁷⁰⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ the condemnation²⁹¹⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ devil.¹²²⁸

7  Moreover¹¹⁶¹ he⁸⁴⁶ must^{1163 2532} have²¹⁹² a good²⁵⁷⁰ report³¹⁴¹ of⁵⁷⁵ them which are without;¹⁸⁵⁵ lest³³⁶³ he fall¹⁷⁰⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ reproach³⁶⁸⁰ and²⁵³² the snare³⁸⁰³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ devil.¹²²⁸

8  Likewise⁵⁶¹⁵ must the deacons¹²⁴⁹ be grave,⁴⁵⁸⁶ not³³⁶¹ doubletongued,¹³⁵¹ not³³⁶¹ given⁴³³⁷ to much⁴¹⁸³ wine,³⁶³¹ not³³⁶¹ greedy of filthy lucre;¹⁴⁶

9  Holding²¹⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ mystery³⁴⁶⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ faith⁴¹⁰² in¹⁷²² a pure²⁵¹³ conscience.⁴⁸⁹³

10  And²⁵³² let these³⁷⁷⁸ also¹¹⁶¹ first⁴⁴¹² be proved;¹³⁸¹ then¹⁵³⁴ let them use the office of a deacon,¹²⁴⁷ being⁵⁶⁰⁷ found blameless.⁴¹⁰

11  Even so⁵⁶¹⁵ must their wives¹¹³⁵ be grave,⁴⁵⁸⁶ not³³⁶¹ slanderers,¹²²⁸ sober,³⁵²⁴ faithful⁴¹⁰³ in¹⁷²² all things.³⁹⁵⁶

12  Let the deacons¹²⁴⁹ be²⁰⁷⁷ the husbands⁴³⁵ of one³³⁹¹ wife,¹¹³⁵ ruling⁴²⁹¹ their children⁵⁰⁴³ and²⁵³² their own²³⁹⁸ houses³⁶²⁴ well.²⁵⁷³

13  For¹⁰⁶³ they that have used the office of a deacon¹²⁴⁷ well²⁵⁷³ purchase⁴⁰⁴⁶ to themselves¹⁴³⁸ a good²⁵⁷⁰ degree,⁸⁹⁸ and²⁵³² great⁴¹⁸³ boldness³⁹⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² the faith⁴¹⁰² which³⁵⁸⁸ is in¹⁷²² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ Jesus.²⁴²⁴

14  These things⁵⁰²³ write¹¹²⁵ I unto thee,⁴⁶⁷¹ hoping¹⁶⁷⁹ to come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ thee⁴⁵⁷¹ shortly:⁵⁰³²

15  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴³⁷ I tarry long,¹⁰¹⁹ that²⁴⁴³ thou mayest know¹⁴⁹² how⁴⁴⁵⁹ thou oughtest¹¹⁶³ to behave thyself³⁹⁰ in¹⁷²² the house³⁶²⁴ of God,²³¹⁶ which³⁷⁴⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ the church¹⁵⁷⁷ of the living²¹⁹⁸ God,²³¹⁶ the pillar⁴⁷⁶⁹ and²⁵³² ground¹⁴⁷⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ truth.²²⁵

16  And²⁵³² without controversy³⁶⁷² great³¹⁷³ is²⁰⁷⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ mystery³⁴⁶⁶ of godliness:²¹⁵⁰ God²³¹⁶ was manifest⁵³¹⁹ in¹⁷²² the flesh,⁴⁵⁶¹ justified¹³⁴⁴ in¹⁷²² the Spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ seen³⁷⁰⁰ of angels,³² preached²⁷⁸⁴ unto¹⁷²² the Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ believed on⁴¹⁰⁰ in¹⁷²² the world,²⁸⁸⁹ received up³⁵³ into¹⁷²² glory.¹³⁹¹

Vul

1 Fidelis sermo: si quis episcopatum desiderat, bonum opus desiderat.

2 Oportet ergo episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, unius uxoris virum, sobrium, prudentem, ornatum, pudicum, hospitalem, doctorem,

3 non vinolentum, non percussorem, sed modestum: non litigiosum, non cupidum, sed

4 suæ domui bene præpositum: filios habentem subditos cum omni castitate.

5 Si quis autem domui suæ præesse nescit, quomodo ecclesiæ Dei diligentiam habebit?

6 Non neophytum: ne in superbiam elatus, in judicium incidat diaboli.

7 Oportet autem illum et testimonium habere bonum ab iis qui foris sunt, ut non in opprobrium incidat, et in laqueum diaboli.

8 Diaconos similiter pudicos, non bilingues, non multo vino deditos, non turpe lucrum sectantes:

9 habentes mysterium fidei in conscientia pura.

10 Et hi autem probentur primum: et sic ministrent, nullum crimen habentes.

11 Mulieres similiter pudicas, non detrahentes, sobrias, fideles in omnibus.

12 Diaconi sint unius uxoris viri, qui filiis suis bene præsint, et suis domibus.

13 Qui enim bene ministraverint, gradum bonum sibi acquirent, et multam fiduciam in fide, quæ est in Christo Jesu.

14 Hæc tibi scribo, sperans me ad te venire cito:

15 si autem tardavero, ut scias quomodo oporteat te in domo Dei conversari, quæ est ecclesia Dei vivi, columna et firmamentum veritatis.

16 Et manifeste magnum est pietatis sacramentum, quod manifestatum est in carne, justificatum est in spiritu, apparuit angelis, prædicatum est gentibus, creditum est in mundo, assumptum est in gloria.