1 Timoteo 3

It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work.

PALABRA fiel: Si alguno apetece obispado, buena obra desea.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.

Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher,

Conviene, pues, que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una mujer, solícito, templado, compuesto, hospedador, apto para enseñar;

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

No amador del vino, no heridor, no codicioso de torpes ganancias, sino moderado, no litigioso, ajeno de avaricia;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

but a man who leads his own house well, having children who are subordinate with all chastity.

Que gobierne bien su casa, que tenga sus hijos en sujeción con toda honestidad;

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?

(Porque el que no sabe gobernar su casa, ¿cómo cuidará de la iglesia de Dios?)

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

(for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)

He must not be a new convert, lest, being elated by pride, he may fall under the sentence of the devil.

No un neófito, porque inflándose no caiga en juicio del diablo.

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

And it is necessary for him also to have good testimony from those who are outside, so that he may not fall into disrepute and the snare of the devil.

También conviene que tenga buen testimonio de los extraños, porque no caiga en afrenta y en lazo del diablo.

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit,

Los diáconos asimismo, deben ser honestos, no bilingües, no dados á mucho vino, no amadores de torpes ganancias;

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,

holding to the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

Que tengan el misterio de la fe con limpia conciencia.

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

And these things should be proven first, and then they may minister, being without offense.

Y éstos también sean antes probados; y así ministren, si fueren sin crimen.

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

Similarly, the women must be chaste, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Las mujeres asimismo, honestas, no detractoras, templadas, fieles en todo.

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

Deacons should be the husband of one wife, men who lead their own children and their own houses well.

Los diáconos sean maridos de una mujer, que gobiernen bien sus hijos y sus casas.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

For those who have ministered well will acquire for themselves a good position, and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Porque los que bien ministraren, ganan para sí buen grado, y mucha confianza en la fe que es en Cristo Jesús.

For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

I am writing these things to you, with the hope that I will come to you soon.

Esto te escribo con esperanza que iré presto á ti:

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,

But, if I am delayed, you should know the manner in which it is necessary to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and the foundation of truth.

Y 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.

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

And it is clearly great, this mystery of piety, which was manifested in the flesh, which was justified in the Spirit, which has appeared to Angels, which has been preached to the Gentiles, which is believed in the world, which has been taken up in glory.

Y 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.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.