1テモテ 3
Japanese Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
教会のリーダーとしての気質
3 次の言葉は真実である。ある人の目標が教会のリーダーとして仕えることだというのであれば、その人は良い働きを願うだろう。 2 教会のリーダーとは、周りから非難をされることのない人であり、良い人格の持ち主でなければならない。妻に一途であり、自制心がある賢い生き方を選べる人でなければならない。人々から尊敬され、しかも周りの人々を歓迎し、人の力になる準備ができている人でなければならない。そしてまた良い教師であるべきだ。 3 大酒飲みでも、けんか好きでもなく、親切であり、平安をもたらす人であるべきだ。お金を愛するような人ではなく、 4 家の主として、自分の家に住んでいる者全員を上手くリードする者であるべきだ。——【妻、子供、奴隷たち、その家で暮らすもの全員】要するに、彼らの子供たちは、その人の行うマナーや行為を父親として尊敬し、父の指示に従うような親子関係の姿が見られる必要がある。 5 なぜなら自分の家庭すら上手くリード出来ないのに、どうやって神の教会の指揮が務まるというのか。
6 また教会のリーダーはまだ信じて日の浅い人であってはならない。そういった人にリーダーのポジションを与えてしまえば、彼らは天狗になり、悪魔の用意している罰を受ける危険性があるからだ。 7 また、教会に通っていない人々からも尊敬されていなければならない。そうすることで誰からも非難されず、悪魔の罠にはまることもないからだ。
教会リーダーの補佐役としての気質
8 教会のスタッフも、教会のリーダーと同じように尊敬に値する人でなければならない。口だけの人や大酒飲み、お金に執着する人であってはならない。 9 神が明かしてくれた真の信仰に従い、やるべきことを進んでやる人でなければならないのだ。 10 だから正式にスタッフとして任命する前に、その人の人柄や能力をテストする上で教会で何かの役割を任せてみなさい。そして、もしそれを立派にやり遂げるなら、スタッフとして任命するのだ。
11 同じようにスタッフとして指名された女性も陰口をたたかず、自制心があり、不安要素のない信頼に値する人でなければならない。
12 男性のスタッフはちゃんとした結婚をしており、自分の家族である子供やファミリーを上手く養う者であるべきだ。 13 スタッフの務めを優秀に果たす人は、名誉ある立場を築き上げる。そして彼らはイエス・キリストを信頼することが間違いないものだとさらに確信できるのだ。
いのちの秘密
14 あぁ~すぐにでもお前の所に行き、お前に会いたいと思っている。しかし今は、こうして手紙を書いている。 15 だからもしすぐにそちらに行くことができなかったとしても、神の家族の中でみんながどのような態度や行動を持つべきなのか知ることが出来るだろう。家族こそ、神の生きる教会であり、神の教会こそ、真理の土台であり、支えなのだ。 16 そう!神に敬意をもたらす人生の秘密を神は示してくれた。
私たち全員が同意できる真理だ。
人として来た救い主。
その正体は聖霊によって証明され、
天使たちを従わせ、
彼のメッセージは全世界へと広まった。
世界中の人々が彼を信じ、
栄光に輝き、天へと引き上げられた。
1 Timothy 3
King James Version
3 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
1 Timothy 3
International Children’s Bible
Leaders in the Church
3 What I say is true: If anyone wants to become an overseer, he is wanting a good work. 2 An overseer must be so good that people cannot rightly criticize him. He must have only one wife. He must have self-control and be wise. He must be respected by other people and must be ready to help people by accepting them into his home. He must be a good teacher. 3 He must not drink too much wine, and he must not be a man who likes to fight. He must be gentle and peaceful. He must not love money. 4 He must be a good leader of his own family so that his children obey him with full respect. 5 (If a man does not know how to be a leader over his own family, he will not be able to take care of God’s church.) 6 But an elder must not be a new believer. A new believer might be too proud of himself. Then he would be judged guilty for his pride just as the devil was. 7 An elder must also have the respect of people who are not in the church. Then he will not be criticized by others and caught in the devil’s trap.
Helpers in the Church
8 In the same way, deacons must be men that people can respect. They must not say things they do not mean. They must not use their time drinking too much wine, and they must not be men who are always trying to get rich by cheating others. 9 They must follow the faith that God made known to us and always do what they know is right. 10 You should test those men first. If you find nothing wrong in them, then they can serve as deacons. 11 In the same way, the women[a] must have the respect of other people. They must not be women who repeat evil gossip about other people. They must have self-control and be women who can be trusted in everything. 12 Deacons must have only one wife. They must be good leaders of their children and their own families. 13 Those who serve well as deacons are making an honorable place for themselves. And they will feel very sure of their faith in Christ Jesus.
The Secret of Our Life
14 I hope I can come to you soon. But I am writing these things to you now. 15 Then, even if I cannot come soon, you will know about the things that people must do in the family of God. That family is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth. 16 Without doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great:
He[b] was shown to us in a human body,
proved right by the Spirit,
and seen by angels.
He was preached to the nations,
believed in by the world,
and taken to heaven in glory.
1 Timoteo 3
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Mga Dapat na Katangian ng mga Tagapangasiwa ng Iglesya
3 Mapagkakatiwalaan ang salitang ito: “Ang nagnanais maging tagapangasiwa[a] ay naghahangad ng marangal na gawain.” 2 Kaya nga, dapat walang maipipintas sa isang tagapangasiwa, asawa ng iisang babae, marunong magpigil sa sarili, maingat, kagalang-galang, may magandang loob sa panauhin, at may kakayahang magturo. 3 Hindi siya dapat naglalasing, hindi marahas kundi mahinahon, hindi palaaway, at hindi maibigin sa salapi. 4 Dapat ay mahusay siyang mamahala sa kanyang sariling sambahayan, tinitiyak niyang sinusunod at iginagalang siya ng kanyang mga anak. 5 Kung hindi siya marunong mamahala sa kanyang sariling sambahayan, paano niya mapapangasiwaan nang maayos ang iglesya ng Diyos? 6 Dapat ay hindi siya baguhang mananampalataya; sapagkat baka siya'y yumabang at mapahamak gaya ng sinapit ng diyablo. 7 Kailangang mabuti ang pagkakilala sa kanya ng mga hindi mananampalataya upang hindi siya mapintasan at hindi mahulog sa bitag ng diyablo.
Mga Dapat na Katangian ng mga Tagapaglingkod ng Iglesya
8 Ang mga tagapaglingkod[b] naman ay dapat ding maging kagalang-galang, tapat sa kanyang salita, hindi naglalasing at hindi sakim sa salapi. 9 Kailangang matibay ang kanilang paninindigan sa pananampalataya nang may malinis na budhi. 10 Kailangang patunayan muna nila ang kanilang sarili, at saka hahayaang maging tagapaglingkod kung mapatunayang karapat-dapat. 11 Ang mga kababaihan nama'y dapat maging kagalang-galang, hindi tsismosa, kundi mapagtimpi at mapagkakatiwalaan sa lahat ng mga bagay. 12 Ang tagapaglingkod ay asawa ng iisang babae, at maayos na mamahala ng kanyang mga anak at sariling sambahayan. 13 Igagalang ng mga tao ang mga tagapaglingkod na tapat sa kanilang tungkulin, kasama na ang kanilang pananampalataya kay Cristo Jesus.
Ang Hiwaga ng ating Pananampalataya
14 Umaasa akong makapupunta ako sa iyo sa lalong madaling panahon, ngunit isinulat ko sa iyo ang mga ito 15 upang kung hindi man ako makarating agad ay malaman mo kung paano ang dapat maging ugali ng bawat kaanib sa sambahayan ng Diyos, na siyang iglesya ng buháy na Diyos, haligi at sandigan ng katotohanan. 16 Sadyang dakila ang hiwaga ng ating sinasampalatayanan:
Siya'y inihayag bilang[c] tao,
pinatunayang matuwid ng Espiritu,[d] nakita ng mga anghel.
Ipinangaral sa mga bansa,
sinampalatayanan sa sanlibutan, at iniakyat sa kaluwalhatian.
Footnotes
- 1 Timoteo 3:1 o obispo, nangangahulugang “tagapangasiwa ng iglesya”.
- 1 Timoteo 3:8 Sa Griyego, “diakono” nangangahulugang, “tagapaglingkod” o “tagasilbi ng iglesya”.
- 1 Timoteo 3:16 Siya'y: Sa ibang matatandang manuskrito Ang Diyos ay.
- 1 Timoteo 3:16 pinatunayang matuwid ng Espiritu: o kaya'y pinatunayang matuwid sa espiritu.
1 Timothy 3
New International Version
Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons
3 Here is a trustworthy saying:(A) Whoever aspires to be an overseer(B) desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach,(C) faithful to his wife,(D) temperate,(E) self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,(F) able to teach,(G) 3 not given to drunkenness,(H) not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome,(I) not a lover of money.(J) 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect.(K) 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)(L) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited(M) and fall under the same judgment(N) as the devil. 7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,(O) so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.(P)
8 In the same way, deacons[b](Q) are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine,(R) and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9 They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.(S) 10 They must first be tested;(T) and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
11 In the same way, the women[c] are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers(U) but temperate(V) and trustworthy in everything.
12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife(W) and must manage his children and his household well.(X) 13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
Reasons for Paul’s Instructions
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church(Y) of the living God,(Z) the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 Beyond all question, the mystery(AA) from which true godliness(AB) springs is great:
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 3:4 Or him with proper
- 1 Timothy 3:8 The word deacons refers here to Christians designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in verse 12; and in Romans 16:1 and Phil. 1:1.
- 1 Timothy 3:11 Possibly deacons’ wives or women who are deacons
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit
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