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
1 Timotheosbrevet 3
Svenska 1917
3 Det är ett visst ord, att om någons håg står till en församlingsföreståndares ämbete, så är det en god verksamhet han åstundar.
2 En församlingsföreståndare bör därför vara oförvitlig; han bör vara en enda kvinnas man, nykter och tuktig, hövisk i sitt skick, gästvänlig, väl skickad att undervisa,
3 icke begiven på vin, icke våldsam, utan foglig, icke stridslysten, fri ifrån penningbegär.
4 Han bör väl förestå sitt eget hus och hålla sina barn i lydnad, med all värdighet;
5 ty huru skulle dem som icke vet att förestå sitt eget hus kunna sköta Guds församling?
6 Han bör icke vara nyomvänd, för att han icke skall förblindas av högmod och så hemfalla under djävulens dom.
7 Han bör ock hava gott vittnesbörd om sig av dem som stå utanför, så att han icke utsättes för smälek och faller i djävulens snara.
8 Församlingstjänarna böra likaledes skicka sig värdigt, icke vara tvetaliga, icke benägna för mycket vindrickande, icke snikna efter slem vinning;
9 de böra äga trons hemlighet i ett rent samvete.
10 Men också dessa skola först prövas; därefter må de, om de befinnas oförvitliga, få tjäna församlingen.
11 Är det kvinnor, så böra dessa likaledes skicka sig värdigt, icke gå omkring med förtal, men vara nyktra och trogna i allt.
12 En församlingstjänare skall vara en enda kvinnas man; han skall hålla god ordning på sina barn och väl förestå sitt hus.
13 Ty de som hava väl skött en församlingstjänares syssla, de vinna en aktad ställning och kunna i tron, den tro de hava i Kristus Jesus, uppträda med mycken frimodighet.
14 Detta skriver jag till dig, fastän jag hoppas att snart få komma till dig.
15 Jag vill nämligen, om jag likväl skulle dröja, att du skall veta huru man bör förhålla sig i Guds hus, som ju är den levande Gudens församling, sanningens stödjepelare och grundfäste.
16 Och erkänt stor är gudaktighetens hemlighet: »Han som blev uppenbarad i köttet, rättfärdigad i anden, sedd av änglar, predikad bland hedningarna, trodd i världen, upptagen i härligheten.»
1 Timothy 3
Legacy Standard Bible
Overseers and Deacons
3 (A)It is a trustworthy saying: if any man aspires to the (B)office of [a]overseer, he desires a good work. 2 [b](C)An overseer, then, must be above reproach, (D)the husband of one wife, (E)temperate, sensible, respectable, (F)hospitable, (G)able to teach, 3 (H)not addicted to wine [c]or pugnacious, but considerate, peaceable, (I)free from the love of money; 4 (J)leading his own household well, having his children in submission with all dignity 5 (but if a man does not know how to lead his own household, how will he take care of (K)the church of God?), 6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become (L)conceited and fall into the (M)condemnation of the devil. 7 And he must (N)have a good reputation with (O)those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and (P)the snare of the devil.
8 (Q)Deacons likewise must be dignified, not [d]double-tongued, (R)not indulging in much wine, (S)not fond of dishonest gain, 9 (T)but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 (U)And these men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. 11 [e]Women must likewise be dignified, (V)not malicious gossips, but (W)temperate, faithful in all things. 12 (X)Deacons must be (Y)husbands of only one wife, (Z)leading their children and their own households well. 13 For those who have served well as deacons (AA)obtain for themselves a [f]high standing and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you soon, 15 but [g]in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how [h]one ought to conduct himself in (AB)the household of God, which is the (AC)church of (AD)the living God, the (AE)pillar and support of the truth. 16 And by common confession, great is (AF)the mystery of godliness:
He who was (AG)manifested in the flesh,
Was [i](AH)vindicated [j]in the Spirit,
(AI)Seen by angels,
(AJ)Proclaimed among the nations,
(AK)Believed on in the world,
(AL)Taken up in glory.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 3:1 Or bishop
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Lit The
- 1 Timothy 3:3 Lit not
- 1 Timothy 3:8 Or given to double-talk
- 1 Timothy 3:11 Either deacons’ wives or deaconesses
- 1 Timothy 3:13 Lit good
- 1 Timothy 3:15 Lit if I delay
- 1 Timothy 3:15 Or you ought to conduct yourself
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified
- 1 Timothy 3:16 Or by
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