1 Timothy 3:2 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
American Standard Version (ASV)
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;
World English Bible (WEB)
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
| A | δεῖ | dei | thee |
| bishop | οὖν | oun | oon |
| then | τὸν | ton | tone |
| must | ἐπίσκοπον | episkopon | ay-PEE-skoh-pone |
| be | ἀνεπίληπτον | anepilēpton | ah-nay-PEE-lay-ptone |
| blameless, | εἶναι | einai | EE-nay |
| the husband | μιᾶς | mias | mee-AS |
| of one | γυναικὸς | gynaikos | gyoo-nay-KOSE |
| wife, | ἄνδρα | andra | AN-thra |
| vigilant, | νηφάλεον | nēphaleon | nay-FA-lay-one |
| sober, | σώφρονα | sōphrona | SOH-froh-na |
| of good behaviour, | κόσμιον | kosmion | KOH-smee-one |
| hospitality, to given | φιλόξενον | philoxenon | feel-OH-ksay-none |
| apt to teach; | διδακτικόν | didaktikon | thee-thahk-tee-KONE |