3:1 [] PistoV o logoV× Ean tiV oreghtai episkophn, kalon ergon epiqumei.

3:2 Prepei loipon o episkopoV na hnai amemptoV, miaV gunaikoV anhr, agrupnoV, swfrwn, kosmioV, filoxenoV, didaktikoV,

3:3 ouci mequsoV, ouci plhkthV, ouci aiscrokerdhV, all' epieikhV, amacoV, afilarguroV,

3:4 kubernwn kalwV ton eautou oikon, ecwn ta tekna autou eiV upotaghn meta pashV semnothtoV×

3:5 dioti ean tiV den exeurh na kuberna ton eautou oikon, pwV qelei epimelhqh thn ekklhsian tou Qeou;

3:6 na mh hnai neokathchtoV, dia na mh uperhfaneuqh kai pesh eiV thn katadikhn tou diabolou.

3:7 Prepei de autoV na ech kai para twn exwqen marturian kalhn, dia na mh pesh eiV oneidismon kai pagida tou diabolou.

3:8 [] Oi diakonoi wsautwV prepei na hnai semnoi, ouci diglwssoi, ouci dedomenoi eiV oinon polun, ouci aiscrokerdeiV,

3:9 econteV to musthrion thV pistewV meta kaqaraV suneidhsewV.

3:10 Kai outoi de aV dokimazwntai prwton, epeita aV ginwntai diakonoi, ean hnai amemptoi.

3:11 Ai gunaikeV wsautwV semnai, ouci katalaloi, egkrateiV, pistai kata panta.

3:12 Oi diakonoi aV hnai miaV gunaikoV andreV, kubernwnteV kalwV ta tekna autwn kai touV oikouV autwn.

3:13 Dioti oi kalwV diakonhsanteV apoktwsin eiV eautouV baqmon kalon kai pollhn parrhsian eiV thn pistin thn eiV ton Ihsoun Criston.

3:14 [] Tauta soi grafw, elpizwn na elqw proV se tacuteron×

3:15 all' ean bradunw, dia na exeurhV pwV prepei na politeuhsai en tw oikw tou Qeou, ostiV einai h ekklhsia tou Qeou tou zwntoV, o stuloV kai to edraiwma thV alhqeiaV.