1Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh…
2The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the…
3no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious,…
4one that ruleth well his own house, having…
5(but if a man knoweth not how to…
6not a novice, lest being puffed up he…
7Moreover he must have good testimony from them…
8Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not…
9holding the mystery of the faith in a…
10And let these also first be proved; then…
11Women in like manner [must be] grave, not…
12Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling…
13For they that have served well as deacons…
14These things write I unto thee, hoping to…
15but if I tarry long, that thou mayest…
16And without controversy great is the mystery of…
