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This saying is faithful, that if a man desire the presbyterate, a good work he desireth. |
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It is a faithful saying, that if a man desireth the eldership, he desireth a good work. |
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But it behoveth that a presbyter be as that blame be not found in him; and that he be the husband of one wife; (a man) who is of a vigilant mind, chaste, and orderly, and a lover of guests, and instructful; |
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And an elder ought to be such, that no blame can be found in him; and he should be the husband of one wife, with a vigilant mind, and sober and regular [in his habits], and affectionate to strangers, and instructive; |
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and not a transgressor over wine, nor (one) whose hand hastens to strike; but he is to be gentle and not contentious, nor a lover of money; |
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and not a transgressor in regard to wine, and whose hand is not swift to strike; but he should be humble, and not contentious, nor a lover of money; |
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and (one who) ruleth his house well, holding his children in subjection with all purity. |
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and one that guideth well his own house, and holdeth his children in subjection with all purity. |
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For if his own house he know not to rule well, how is he able to rule the church of Aloha? |
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For if he knoweth not how to guide his own house well, how can he guide the church of God. |
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Neither shall his discipleship be recent, lest he be lifted up, and fall into the judgment of Satana. |
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Neither let him be of recent discipleship; lest he be uplifted, and fall into the condemnation of Satan. |
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But it is needful that he have also a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach, and into the net of Satana. |
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And there ought to be good testimony of him from those without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of Satan. |
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And also the ministers must be pure, not speaking doubly, not inclined to much wine, nor shall they love unclean gains. |
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And so also the deacons should be pure, and not speak double, nor incline to much wine, nor love base gains; |
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But they shall hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. |
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but should hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. |
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And these are to be proved first, and then to minister, being without blame. |
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And let them be first tried, and then let them serve, if they are without blame. |
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Thus also must the woman be chaste, and they shall be vigilant (in their) minds, and faithful in every thing; and they shall not be accusers. |
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So also should the wives be chaste and of vigilant minds; and they should be faithful in all things; and they should not be slanderers. |
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The ministers shall be (of them) severally who have one wife, and shall rule each his children and his household well. |
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Let the deacons be such as have each one wife and guide well their children and households. |
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For they who minister well, a good degree acquire for themselves, and much openness of face in the faith of Jeshu Meshiha. |
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For they who serve well [as deacons], procure for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in the faith of Jesus the Messiah. |
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These I write to thee, hoping soon to come to thee; |
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These things I write to thee, while hoping soon to come to thee; |
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but if I should delay, that thou mayest know how to converse in the house of Aloha, which is the church of Aloha the Living, the column and foundation of the truth. |
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but if I should delay, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God. The pillar and the foundation of the truth, |
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And truly great is this mystery of righteousness, which was revealed in the flesh, and justified by the Spirit, and seen of angels, and preached among the peoples, and believed in the world, and taken up into glory. |
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and truly great, is this mystery of righteousness, which was revealed in the flesh, and justified in the spirit, and seen by angels, and proclaimed among the Gentiles, and believed on in the world, and received up into glory. |
