1 Timothy.
3.
yadi kazcid adhyakSapadam AkAgkSatE tarhi sa uttamaM karmma lipsata iti satyaM| 
atO'dhyakSENAninditEnaikasyA yOSitO bhartrA parimitabhOgEna saMyatamanasA sabhyEnAtithisEvakEna zikSaNE nipuNEna 
na madyapEna na prahArakENa kintu mRdubhAvEna nirvvivAdEna nirlObhEna 
svaparivArANAm uttamazAsakEna pUrNavinItatvAd vazyAnAM santAnAnAM niyantrA ca bhavitavyaM| 
yata AtmaparivArAn zAsituM yO na zaknOti tEnEzvarasya samitEstattvAvadhAraNaM kathaM kAriSyatE? 
aparaM sa garvvitO bhUtvA yat zayatAna iva daNPayOgyO na bhavEt tadarthaM tEna navaziSyENa na bhavitavyaM| 
yacca nindAyAM zayatAnasya jAlE ca na patEt tadarthaM tEna bahiHsthalOkAnAmapi madhyE sukhyAtiyuktEna bhavitavyaM| 
tadvat paricArakairapi vinItai rdvividhavAkyarahitai rbahumadyapAnE 'nAsaktai rnirlObhaizca bhavitavyaM, 
nirmmalasaMvEdEna ca vizvAsasya nigUPhavAkyaM dhAtivyanjca| 
agrE tESAM parIkSA kriyatAM tataH param aninditA bhUtvA tE paricaryyAM kurvvantu| 
aparaM yOSidbhirapi vinItAbhiranapavAdikAbhiH satarkAbhiH sarvvatra vizvAsyAbhizca bhavitavyaM| 
paricArakA EkaikayOSitO bharttArO bhavEyuH, nijasantAnAnAM parijanAnAnjca suzAsanaM kuryyuzca| 
yataH sA paricaryyA yai rbhadrarUpENa sAdhyatE tE zrESThapadaM prApnuvanti khrISTE yIzau vizvAsEna mahOtsukA bhavanti ca| 
tvAM pratyEtatpatralEkhanasamayE zIghraM tvatsamIpagamanasya pratyAzA mama vidyatE| 
yadi vA vilambEya tarhIzvarasya gRhE 'rthataH satyadharmmasya stambhabhittimUlasvarUpAyAm amarEzvarasya samitau tvayA kIdRza AcAraH karttavyastat jnjAtuM zakSyatE| 
aparaM yasya mahattvaM sarvvasvIkRtam IzvarabhaktEstat nigUPhavAkyamidam IzvarO mAnavadEhE prakAzita AtmanA sapuNyIkRtO dUtaiH sandRSTaH sarvvajAtIyAnAM nikaTE ghOSitO jagatO vizvAsapAtrIbhUtastEjaHprAptayE svargaM nItazcEti|