10 and these also must be tested first; then let them serve if they are above reproach.
11 The wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all things.
12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
13 For those who have served well acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you in a short time.
15 But if I am delayed, I am writing in order that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.
16 And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.