1 Timothy 3 #catechesis/bible/1-timothy
[!abstract] What sort of men are to be admitted into the clergy. The Church is the pillar of truth.
Book: 1 Timothy · ← 1 Timothy 2 · 1 Timothy 4 →
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GR Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος: εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ.
LA Fidelis sermo: si quis episcopatum desiderat, bonum opus desiderat.
EN A faithful saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires good work.
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GR δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,
LA Oportet ergo episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, unius uxoris virum, sobrium, prudentem, ornatum, pudicum, hospitalem, doctorem,
EN It behoves therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,
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[!note]- Of one wife…
. The meaning is not that every bishop should have a wife (for St. Paul himself had none), but that no one should be admitted to the holy orders of bishop, priest, or deacon, who had been married more than once.
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GR μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον,
LA non vinolentum, non percussorem, sed modestum: non litigiosum, non cupidum, sed
EN not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but
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GR τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον, τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος:
LA suæ domui bene præpositum: filios habentem subditos cum omni castitate.
EN one that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.
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GR εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν, πῶς ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται;
LA Si quis autem domui suæ præesse nescit, quomodo ecclesiæ Dei diligentiam habebit?
EN But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
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GR μὴ νεόφυτον, ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου.
LA Non neophytum: ne in superbiam elatus, in judicium incidat diaboli.
EN Not a neophyte: lest, being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil.
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GR δεῖ δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου.
LA Oportet autem illum et testimonium habere bonum ab iis qui foris sunt, ut non in opprobrium incidat, et in laqueum diaboli.
EN Moreover, he must have a good testimony of them who are without: lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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GR διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
LA Diaconos similiter pudicos, non bilingues, non multo vino deditos, non turpe lucrum sectantes:
EN Deacons in like manner: chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:
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GR ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει.
LA habentes mysterium fidei in conscientia pura.
EN Holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience.
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GR καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον, εἶτα διακονείτωσαν ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες.
LA Et hi autem probentur primum: et sic ministrent, nullum crimen habentes.
EN And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime.
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GR γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς, μὴ διαβόλους, νηφαλίους, πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσιν.
LA Mulieres similiter pudicas, non detrahentes, sobrias, fideles in omnibus.
EN The women in like manner: chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things.
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GR διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες, τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων:
LA Diaconi sint unius uxoris viri, qui filiis suis bene præsint, et suis domibus.
EN Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children and their own houses.
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GR οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
LA Qui enim bene ministraverint, gradum bonum sibi acquirent, et multam fiduciam in fide, quæ est in Christo Jesu.
EN For they that have ministered well shall purchase to themselves a good degree and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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[!note]- A neophyte…
. That is, one lately baptized, a young convert.
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GR Ταῦτά σοι γράφω, ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν [πρὸς σὲ] ἐν τάχει:
LA Hæc tibi scribo, sperans me ad te venire cito:
EN These things I write to you, hoping that I shall come to you shortly.
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GR ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας.
LA si autem tardavero, ut scias quomodo oporteat te in domo Dei conversari, quæ est ecclesia Dei vivi, columna et firmamentum veritatis.
EN But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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[!note]- The pillar and ground of the truth…
. Therefore the church of the living God can never uphold error, nor bring in corruptions, superstition, or idolatry.
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GR καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον: ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ.
LA Et 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.
EN And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, has been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.
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