1 Timothy 3:13–16

13 For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

The Mystery of Godliness

14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, 15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. 16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

  He¹ was manifested in the flesh,
    vindicated² by the Spirit,³
      seen by angels,
  proclaimed among the nations,
    believed on in the world,
      taken up in glory.

Footnotes

[1] 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which
[2] 3:16 Or justified
[3] 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit

(ESV)