1 Timoteo 3
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
3 Tapat ang pasabi, Kung ang sinoman ay magsisikap na maging obispo, ay mabuting gawa ang ninanasa.
2 Dapat nga na ang obispo ay walang kapintasan, asawa ng isa lamang babae, mapagpigil, mahinahon ang pagiisip, mahusay, mapagpatuloy, sapat na makapagturo;
3 Hindi magulo, hindi palaaway, kundi malumanay, hindi mapakipagtalo, hindi maibigin sa salapi;
4 Namamahalang mabuti ng kaniyang sariling sangbahayan, na sinusupil ang kaniyang mga anak na may buong kahusayan;
5 (Nguni't kung ang sinoman nga ay hindi marunong mamahala sa kaniyang sariling sangbahayan paanong makapamamahala sa iglesia ng Dios?)
6 Hindi baguhan, baka siya kung magpalalo ay mahulog sa kaparusahan ng diablo.
7 Bukod dito'y dapat din namang siya'y magkaroon ng mabuting patotoo ng nangasa labas, baka mahulog sa kapintasan at silo ng diablo.
8 Gayon din naman ang mga diakono dapat ay mahuhusay, hindi dalawang dila, hindi mahilig sa maraming alak, hindi mga sakim sa mahahalay na kapakinabangan;
9 Na iniingatan ang hiwaga ng pananampalataya ng malinis na budhi.
10 At ang mga ito rin naman ay subukin muna; kung magkagayo'y mamahalang may pagka diakono, kung walang kapintasan.
11 Gayon din naman ang mga babae dapat ay mahuhusay, hindi palabintangin, mapagpigil, tapat sa lahat ng mga bagay.
12 Maging asawa ang mga diakono ng tigiisa lamang na babae, na pamahalaang mabuti ang kanilang mga anak at ang kanilang sariling mga sangbahayan.
13 Sapagka't ang nangamamahalang mabuti sa pagka diakono, ay nangagtatamo sa kanilang sarili ng isang mabuting kalagayan, at malaking katapangan sa pananampalataya na kay Cristo Jesus.
14 Ang mga bagay na ito ay aking isinusulat sa iyo, na inaasahang makararating sa iyong madali;
15 Nguni't kung ako'y magluwat ng mahabang panahon, ay upang maalaman mo kung paano ang dapat sa mga tao na ugaliin nila sa bahay ng Dios, na siyang iglesia ng Dios na buhay, at haligi at suhay ng katotohanan.
16 At walang pagtatalo, dakila ang hiwaga ng kabanalan; Yaong nahayag sa laman, Pinapaging-banal sa espiritu, Nakita ng mga anghel, Ipinangaral sa mga bansa, Sinampalatayanan sa sanglibutan, Tinanggap sa itaas sa kaluwalhatian.
1 Timothy 3
New International Version - UK
Qualifications for overseers and deacons
3 Here is a trustworthy saying: whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 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. 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
8 In the same way, deacons[b] are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9 They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 They must first be tested; 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 but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well. 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 to you with 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 of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great:
He appeared in the flesh,
was vindicated by the Spirit,[d]
was seen by angels,
was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world,
was taken up in glory.
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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