Greek: New Testament (NAS)
English: John Barach
English: John Barach
Chapter 3
Qualifications for Overseers
| 1 Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος. Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ. 2 δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον σώφρονα κόσμιον φιλόξενον διδακτικόν, 3 μὴ πάροινον μὴ πλήκτην, ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ ἄμαχον ἀφιλάργυρον, 4 τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον, τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ, μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος 5 (εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν, πῶς ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται, 6 μὴ νεόφυτον, ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπεσῇ τοῦ διαβόλου. 7 δεῖ δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπεσῇ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου. |
| 1This saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble work. 2Therefore, it is necessary for the overseer to be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach; 3not a drunkard, not a violent man but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money. 4He must manage his own household well, keeping his children in submission with all dignity 5(for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?). 6He must not be a new convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the same judgment as the devil. 7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among those on the outside, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil. |
Qualifications for Deacons
| 8 Διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς, 9 ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει. 10 καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον, εἶτα διακονείτωσαν ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες. 11 γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς, μὴ διαβόλους, νηφαλίους, πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσιν. 12 διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες, τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων. 13 οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. |
| 8Deacons, likewise, must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain, 9holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. 10And let these also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach. 11Women, likewise, must be dignified, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. 12Let deacons be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. 13For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. |
The Mystery of Godliness
| 14 Ταῦτά σοι γράφω ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ἐν τάχει· 15 ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας. 16 καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· |
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14I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you soon;
15but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how it is necessary to conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16And by common confession, great is the mystery of godliness:
He was revealed in the flesh,
Was vindicated in the Spirit, Was seen by angels, Was proclaimed among the nations, Was believed on in the world, Was taken up in glory. |