1 Timothy 3

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW JERUSALEM
1 A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.	1 Here is a saying that you can rely on: to want to be a presiding elder is to desire a noble task.
2 It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,	2 That is why the presiding elder must have an impeccable character. Husband of one wife, he must betemperate, discreet and courteous, hospitable and a good teacher;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but	3 not a heavy drinker, nor hot-tempered, but gentle and peaceable, not avaricious,
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.	4 a man who manages his own household wel and brings his children up to obey him and be wel -behaved:
5 But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?	5 how can any man who does not understand how to manage his own household take care of the Churchof God?
6 Not a neophyte: lest being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil.	6 He should not be a new convert, in case pride should turn his head and he incur the samecondemnation as the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good testimony of them who are without: lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.	7 It is also necessary that he be held in good repute by outsiders, so that he never falls into disrepute andinto the devil's trap.
8 Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:	8 Similarly, deacons must be respectable, not double-tongued, moderate in the amount of wine they drinkand with no squalid greed for money.
9 Holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience.	9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime.	10 They are first to be examined, and admitted to serve as deacons only if there is nothing against them.
11 The women in like manner chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things.	11 Similarly, women must be respectable, not gossips, but sober and whol y reliable.
12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children, and their own houses.	12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife and must be people who manage their children andhouseholds wel .
13 For they that have ministered well, shall purchase to themselves a good degree, and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.	13 Those of them who carry out their duties wel as deacons wil earn a high standing for themselves andan authoritative voice in matters concerning faith in Christ Jesus.
14 These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly.	14 I write this to you in the hope that I may be able to come to you soon;
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.	15 but in case I should be delayed, I want you to know how people ought to behave in God's household --that is, in the Church of the living God, pillar and support of the truth.
16 And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.	16 Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is very deep indeed: He was made visible in the flesh,justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed to the gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up inglory.