1 Timothy 3 : King James Version

3 1This is a true saying, if a man desire the office
of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2A bishop then must
be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good
behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3Not given
to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a
brawler, not covetous; 4One that ruleth well his own
house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5(For
if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care
of the church of God?) 6Not a novice, lest being lifted
up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7Moreover
he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall
into reproach and the snare of the devil. 8Likewise must
the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not
greedy of filthy lucre; 9Holding the mystery of the faith
in a pure conscience. 10And let these also first be
proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found
blameless. 11Even so must their wives be grave, not
slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12Let the
deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their
own houses well. 13For they that have used the office of
a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great
boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14These
things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 15But
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. 16And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in
the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto
the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.