1 Timoteo 3
Reina-Valera 1909Translation
Reina-Valera 1909
Berean Standard Bible
1PALABRA fiel: Si alguno apetece obispado, buena obra desea.
1This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2Conviene, pues, que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una mujer, solícito, templado, compuesto, hospedador, apto para enseñar;
2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3No amador del vino, no heridor, no codicioso de torpes ganancias, sino moderado, no litigioso, ajeno de avaricia;
3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
4Que gobierne bien su casa, que tenga sus hijos en sujeción con toda honestidad;
4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
5(Porque el que no sabe gobernar su casa, ¿cómo cuidará de la iglesia de Dios?)
5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
6No un neófito, porque inflándose no caiga en juicio del diablo.
6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
7También conviene que tenga buen testimonio de los extraños, porque no caiga en afrenta y en lazo del diablo.
7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
8Los diáconos asimismo, deben ser honestos, no bilingües, no dados á mucho vino, no amadores de torpes ganancias;
8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
9Que tengan el misterio de la fe con limpia conciencia.
9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10Y éstos también sean antes probados; y así ministren, si fueren sin crimen.
10Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
11Las mujeres asimismo, honestas, no detractoras, templadas, fieles en todo.
11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
12Los diáconos sean maridos de una mujer, que gobiernen bien sus hijos y sus casas.
12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
13Porque los que bien ministraren, ganan para sí buen grado, y mucha confianza en la fe que es en Cristo Jesús.
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.
14Esto te escribo con esperanza que iré presto á ti:
14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
15Y si no fuere tan presto, para que sepas cómo te conviene conversar en la casa de Dios, que es la iglesia del Dios vivo, columna y apoyo de la verdad.
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.
16Y sin contradicción, grande es el misterio de la piedad: Dios ha sido manifestado en carne; ha sido justificado con el Espíritu; ha sido visto de los ángeles; ha sido predicado á los Gentiles; ha sido creído en el mundo; ha sido recibido en 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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