1 Timothy 3
3
Guidelines for Leaders in the Church
1This is a statement that can be trusted: If anyone sets his heart on being a bishop, he desires something excellent. 2A bishop must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife, be sober, use good judgment, be respectable, be hospitable, and be able to teach. 3He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but he must be gentle. He must not be quarrelsome or love money. 4He must manage his own family well. His children should respectfully obey him. 5(If a man doesn’t know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 6He must not be a new Christian, or he might become arrogant like the devil and be condemned. 7People who are not Christians must speak well of him, or he might become the victim of disgraceful insults that the devil sets as traps for him.
8Deacons must also be of good character. They must not be two-faced or addicted to alcohol. They must not use shameful ways to make money. 9They must have clear consciences about possessing the mystery of the Christian faith. 10First, a person must be evaluated. Then, if he has a good reputation, he may become a deacon.
11Their wives must also be of good character. They must not be gossips, but they must control their tempers and be trustworthy in every way.
12A deacon must have only one wife. Deacons must manage their children and their families well. 13Those deacons who serve well gain an excellent reputation and will have confidence as a result of their faith in Christ Jesus.
14I hope to visit you soon. However, I’m writing this to you 15in case I’m delayed. I want you to know how people who are members of God’s family must live. God’s family is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16The mystery that gives us our reverence for God is acknowledged to be great:
He #3:16 Some manuscripts read “God.” appeared in his human nature,
was approved by the Spirit,
was seen by angels,
was announced throughout the nations,
was believed in the world,
and was taken to heaven in glory.
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Timotiyos Aleph (1 Timothy) 3
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1Trustworthy is the word: If a man longs for the position of an overseer, he desires a good work.
2An overseer, then, should be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, sensible, orderly, kind to strangers, able to teach,
3not given to wine, no brawler, but gentle, not quarrelsome, no lover of silver,#Implying money.
4one who rules his own house well, having his children in subjection with all reverence,
5for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he look after the assembly of Elohim?
6Not a new convert, lest he become puffed up with pride and fall into the judgment of the devil.
7And he should even have a good witness from those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8Likewise attendants are to be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for filthy gain,
9holding to the secret of the belief with a clean conscience.
10And let these also be proved first, then let them serve, if they are unreprovable.
11Wives in the same way: reverent, not false accusers, sober, trustworthy in every way.
12Let attendants be the husbands of only one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.
13For those who have served well as attendants gain good standing for themselves, and much boldness in the belief that is in Messiah יהושע.
14I am writing you this, expecting to come to you shortly,
15but if I delay, that you might know how you should behave in the House of Elohim, which is the assembly of the living Elohim – a strong support and foundation of the truth.
16And, beyond all question, the secret of reverence is great – who was revealed in the flesh, declared right in Spirit, was seen by messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in esteem.
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