1 Timothy 3
Revised Geneva Translation
3 This is a true saying: If anyone desires the office of an overseer, he desires a worthy work.
2 Therefore, an overseer must be blameless - the husband of one wife, sober, temperate, modest, a lover of strangers, able to teach -
3 neither a drunkard nor a brawler nor given to greed, but gentle, peace-loving and without avarice.
4 One who rules his own house well, having obedient children under him with all respect.
5 For if anyone cannot rule his own house, how shall he care for the Church of God?
6 He may not be a young scholar, lest he (being puffed up) falls into the condemnation of the devil.
7 He must also be of good reputation, even among outsiders, lest he fall into rebuke and the snare of the devil.
8 Likewise, deacons must be honorable—not duplicitous or given to much wine or to greed—
9 holding to the mystery of the faith in pure conscience.
10 And let them be tested first, then let them minister (if they are found blameless).
11 Likewise, their wives must also be honorable (not slanderers), sober, and faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children and their own households well.
13 For those who have ministered well gain a good standing for themselves, and great liberty in the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you very shortly;
15 but if I am delayed, so that you may still know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God (which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and ground of truth).
16 And admittedly, the mystery of godliness is great: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up in Glory.
1 Timothy 3
New King James Version
Qualifications of Overseers
3 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a [a]bishop, he desires a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; 3 not [b]given to wine, not violent, [c]not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not [d]covetous; 4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence 5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); 6 not a [e]novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the (A)snare of the devil.
Qualifications of Deacons
8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, (B)not given to much wine, not greedy for money, 9 holding the [f]mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. 10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. 11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not [g]slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For those who have served well as deacons (C)obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
The Great Mystery
14 These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; 15 but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and [h]ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the [i]mystery of godliness:
(D)God[j] was manifested in the flesh,
(E)Justified in the Spirit,
(F)Seen by angels,
(G)Preached among the Gentiles,
(H)Believed on in the world,
(I)Received up in glory.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 3:1 Lit. overseer
- 1 Timothy 3:3 addicted
- 1 Timothy 3:3 NU omits not greedy for money
- 1 Timothy 3:3 loving money
- 1 Timothy 3:6 new convert
- 1 Timothy 3:9 hidden truth
- 1 Timothy 3:11 malicious gossips
- 1 Timothy 3:15 foundation, mainstay
- 1 Timothy 3:16 hidden truth
- 1 Timothy 3:16 NU Who
1 Timoteo 3
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Requisitos de los obispos
3 Ésta es palabra fiel: Si alguno anhela ser obispo, desea una buena obra. 2 Pero es necesario que el obispo sea irreprensible y que tenga una sola esposa; que sea sobrio, prudente, decoroso, hospedador, apto para enseñar; 3 no afecto al vino, ni pendenciero, ni codicioso de ganancias deshonestas, sino amable, apacible, no avaro; 4 que gobierne bien su casa, que tenga a sus hijos en sujeción y con toda honestidad 5 (pues el que no sabe gobernar su propia casa, ¿cómo podrá cuidar de la iglesia de Dios?); 6 no debe ser un neófito, no sea que se envanezca y caiga en la condenación del diablo. 7 También es necesario que tenga buen testimonio de los de afuera, para que no caiga en descrédito y en los lazos del diablo.(A)
Requisitos de los diáconos
8 De igual manera, los diáconos deben ser honestos y sin doblez, no demasiado afectos al vino ni codiciosos de ganancias deshonestas; 9 y deben guardar el misterio de la fe con limpia conciencia. 10 Además, éstos primero deben ser puestos a prueba y, si son irreprensibles, entonces podrán ejercer el diaconado. 11 Las mujeres, por su parte, deben ser honestas, y no calumniadoras, sino sobrias y fieles en todo. 12 Los diáconos deben tener una sola esposa, y gobernar bien sus hijos y sus casas, 13 pues los que ejercen bien el diaconado ganan para sí mismos un grado honroso y mucha confianza en la fe que es en Cristo Jesús.
El misterio de la piedad
14 Aunque tengo la esperanza de ir pronto a visitarte, te escribo esto 15 para que, si me tardo, sepas cómo conducirte en la casa de Dios, que es la iglesia del Dios viviente, columna y baluarte de la verdad. 16 Indiscutiblemente, el misterio de la piedad es grande:
Dios fue manifestado en carne,
Justificado en el Espíritu,
Visto de los ángeles,
Predicado a las naciones,
Creído en el mundo,
Recibido arriba en gloria.
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