1A feithful word. If ony man desirith a bishopriche, he desirith a good werk. 2Therfor it bihoueth a byschop to be with out repreef, the hosebonde of o wijf, sobre, prudent, chast, vertewous, holdinge hospitalite, a techere; 3not youun myche to wyn, not a smytere, but temperat, not ful of chiding, not coueitouse, wel reulinge his hous, 4and haue sones suget with al chastite; 5for if ony man kan not gouerne his house, hou schal he haue diligence of the chirche of God? not new conuertid to the feith, 6lest he be borun vp in to pride, and falle in to doom of the deuel. 7For it bihoueth hym to haue also good witnessing of hem that ben with outforth, that he falle not in to repreef, and in to the snare of the deuel. 8Also it bihoueth dekenes to be chast, not double tungid, not youun myche to wyn, not suynge foul wynnyng; 9that han the mysterie of feith in clene conscience. 10But be thei preued first, and mynystre so, hauynge no cryme. 11Also it bihoueth wymmen to be chast, not bacbitinge, sobre, feithful in alle thingis. 12Dekenes be hosebondis of o wijf; whiche gouerne wel her sones and her housis. 13For thei that mynystren wel, schulen gete a good degre to hem silf, and myche triste in the feith, that is in Crist Jhesu. 14Sone Timothe, Y write to thee these thingis, hopinge that Y schal come soon to thee; 15but if Y tarie, that thou wite, hou it bihoueth thee to lyue in the hous of God, that is the chirche of lyuynge God, a pilere and sadnesse of treuthe. 16And opynli it is a greet sacrament of pitee, that thing that was schewid in fleisch, it is iustified in spirit, it apperid to aungels, it is prechid to hethene men, it is bileuyd in the world, it is takun vp in glorie.