3 This saying is trustworthy: “If any man aspires to the office of elder[1327] he desires a noble work.”  2 An elder, then, must be above reproach, the husband[1328] of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,  3 not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.  4 He should manage his own household competently, keeping his children under control with all dignity.  5 But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?  6 He must not be a new convert, or he might become arrogant and fall into the same condemnation as the Devil did. [1329] 7 He also must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the Devil’s trap.
   8 Similarly, deacons should be honorable, not hypocritical, not given to excessive drinking,[1330] not greedy,  9 holding the revealed truths of the faith with a clear conscience.  10 And they must first be tested, and if they prove themselves blameless then let them serve as deacons. 11 Their wives, too, must be honorable, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in everything.  12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife, and competently manage their children and their own household. 13 For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great confidence in the faith which is in Messiah Jesus.
   14 I am hoping to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to behave in God’s household which is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth. 16 And most certainly the revealed truth of our faith is great: he who[1331] was manifested as a human person, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed in the world, taken up in glory.