Timotheum I 3
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1Fidelis sermo: si quis episcopatum desiderat, bonum opus desiderat.
1This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2Oportet ergo episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, unius uxoris virum, sobrium, prudentem, ornatum, pudicum, hospitalem, doctorem,
2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3non vinolentum, non percussorem, sed modestum: non litigiosum, non cupidum, sed
3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
4suæ domui bene præpositum: filios habentem subditos cum omni castitate.
4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
5Si quis autem domui suæ præesse nescit, quomodo ecclesiæ Dei diligentiam habebit?
5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
6Non neophytum: ne in superbiam elatus, in judicium incidat diaboli.
6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
7Oportet autem illum et testimonium habere bonum ab iis qui foris sunt, ut non in opprobrium incidat, et in laqueum diaboli.
7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
8Diaconos similiter pudicos, non bilingues, non multo vino deditos, non turpe lucrum sectantes:
8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
9habentes mysterium fidei in conscientia pura.
9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10Et hi autem probentur primum: et sic ministrent, nullum crimen habentes.
10Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
11Mulieres similiter pudicas, non detrahentes, sobrias, fideles in omnibus.
11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
12Diaconi sint unius uxoris viri, qui filiis suis bene præsint, et suis domibus.
12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
13Qui enim bene ministraverint, gradum bonum sibi acquirent, et multam fiduciam in fide, quæ est in Christo Jesu.
13For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14Hæc tibi scribo, sperans me ad te venire cito:
14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
15si autem tardavero, ut scias quomodo oporteat te in domo Dei conversari, quæ est ecclesia Dei vivi, columna et firmamentum veritatis.
15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16Et manifeste magnum est pietatis sacramentum, quod manifestatum est in carne, justificatum est in spiritu, apparuit angelis, prædicatum est gentibus, creditum est in mundo, assumptum est in gloria.
16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
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