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15 but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know [a]how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and [b]ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness;

[c]He who was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the spirit,
Seen of angels,
Preached among the [d]nations,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:15 Or, how thou oughtest to behave thyself
  2. 1 Timothy 3:15 Or, stay
  3. 1 Timothy 3:16 The word God, in place of He who, rests on no sufficient ancient evidence. Some ancient authorities read which.
  4. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or, Gentiles