1Certa è quest’affermazione: se uno aspira all’incarico di vescovo, desidera un’attività lodevole.2Bisogna dunque che il vescovo sia irreprensibile, marito di una sola moglie, sobrio, prudente, dignitoso, ospitale, capace di insegnare,3non dedito al vino né violento, ma sia mite, non litigioso, non attaccato al denaro,4che governi bene la propria famiglia e tenga i figli sottomessi e pienamente rispettosi5(perché se uno non sa governare la propria famiglia, come potrà avere cura della chiesa di Dio?),6che non sia convertito di recente, affinché non diventi presuntuoso e cada nella condanna inflitta al diavolo.7Bisogna inoltre che abbia una buona testimonianza da quelli di fuori, perché non cada in discredito e nel laccio del diavolo.8Allo stesso modo i diaconi devono essere dignitosi, non doppi nel parlare, non propensi a troppo vino, non avidi di illeciti guadagni;9uomini che custodiscano il mistero[1] della fede in una coscienza pura.10Anche questi siano prima provati; poi svolgano il loro servizio se sono irreprensibili.11Allo stesso modo siano le donne dignitose, non maldicenti, sobrie, fedeli in ogni cosa.12I diaconi siano mariti di una sola moglie, e governino bene i loro figli e le loro famiglie.13Perché quelli che hanno svolto bene il compito di diaconi si acquistano un grado onorabile e una grande franchezza nella fede che è in Cristo Gesù.
Mistero della pietà
14Ti scrivo queste cose sperando di venire presto da te,15affinché tu sappia, nel caso che dovessi tardare, come bisogna comportarsi nella casa di Dio, che è la chiesa del Dio vivente, colonna e sostegno della verità.16Senza dubbio, grande è il mistero della pietà: Colui che è stato manifestato in carne, è stato giustificato nello Spirito, è apparso agli angeli, è stato predicato fra le nazioni, è stato creduto nel mondo, è stato elevato in gloria.
Voraussetzungen für den Aufseher- und den Diakonendienst
1Das Wort ist gewiss[1]: Wenn jemand nach einem Aufseherdienst trachtet, so begehrt er ein schönes Werk. (At 20,28; 1Te 5,12; 1Ti 1,15)2Der Aufseher nun muss untadelig sein, Mann einer[2] Frau, nüchtern, besonnen, anständig, gastfrei, lehrfähig, (1Ti 3,12; 2Ti 2,24; Tit 1,5; 1P 5,3)3kein Trinker, kein Schläger, sondern milde[3], nicht streitsüchtig, nicht geldliebend, (Tit 3,2; 1P 5,2)4der dem eigenen Haus gut vorsteht und die Kinder mit aller Ehrbarkeit in Unterordnung hält (Gen 18,19; 1Ti 3,12)5– wenn aber jemand dem eigenen Haus nicht vorzustehen weiß, wie wird er für die Gemeinde[4] Gottes sorgen? –, (1Sam 3,13)6nicht ein Neubekehrter, damit er nicht, aufgebläht, dem Gericht des Teufels verfällt[5].7Er muss aber auch ein gutes Zeugnis haben von denen, die draußen sind, damit er nicht in übles Gerede[6] und in den Fallstrick des Teufels gerät[7]. (Mar 4,11; 1Ti 5,10; 1Ti 6,9; 2Ti 2,26)8Ebenso die Diener[8]; ehrbar, nicht doppelzüngig, nicht vielem Wein ergeben, nicht schändlichem Gewinn nachgehend, (Fili 1,1; Tit 1,7)9die das Geheimnis des Glaubens in reinem Gewissen bewahren. (1Ti 1,5)10Auch sie aber sollen zuerst erprobt werden, dann sollen sie dienen, wenn sie untadelig sind. (At 6,3)11Ebenso sollen die Frauen ehrbar sein, nicht verleumderisch, nüchtern, treu in allem. (Tit 2,3)12Die Diener seien ⟨jeweils⟩ Mann einer Frau und sollen den Kindern und den eigenen Häusern gut vorstehen; (1Ti 3,2; 1Ti 3,4)13denn die, welche gut gedient haben, erwerben sich eine schöne Stufe[9] und viel Freimütigkeit im Glauben, der in Christus Jesus ist[10]. (Ro 12,7)
Verhalten in der Gemeinde Gottes – Das Geheimnis der Gottesfurcht
14Dies schreibe ich dir in der Hoffnung, bald[11] zu dir zu kommen;15wenn ich aber zögere, damit du weißt, wie man sich verhalten muss im Hause Gottes, das die Gemeinde[12] des lebendigen Gottes ist, Säule und Fundament[13] der Wahrheit. (Ef 2,22)16Und anerkannt groß ist das Geheimnis der Gottesfurcht[14]: Der offenbart worden ist im Fleisch, gerechtfertigt im Geist, gesehen von den Engeln[15], gepredigt unter den Nationen, geglaubt in der Welt, aufgenommen in Herrlichkeit. (Is 49,6; Mar 16,19; Giov 1,14; Giov 16,10; Ro 1,4; Ro 16,25; Col 1,6; 1Ti 2,7; 1Ti 5,21)
1The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. (At 20,28; 1Ti 1,15)2Therefore an overseer[1] must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,[2] sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, (1Ti 3,11; 1Ti 5,9; 2Ti 2,24; Tit 1,6; Tit 2,2; 1P 4,9)3not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. (Tit 3,2; Eb 6,10; Eb 13,5)4He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, (1Ti 3,12)5for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? (1Ti 3,1)6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. (1Ti 6,4; 2Ti 3,4)7Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. (Mar 4,11; 2Ti 2,26)
Qualifications for Deacons
8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued,[3] not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. (Fili 1,1; 1Ti 5,23; Tit 1,7; Tit 2,3; 1P 5,2)9They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. (At 23,1; 1Ti 1,19)10And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. (1Ti 5,22)11Their wives likewise[4] must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. (Tit 2,3; Tit 2,10)12Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. (1Ti 3,2)13For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus. (Mat 25,21)
The Mystery of Godliness
14I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,15if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.16Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He[5] was manifested in the flesh, vindicated[6] by the Spirit,[7] seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. (Lu 2,13; Lu 24,4; Giov 1,14; At 1,2; Ga 2,2; 2Te 1,10; 1P 1,20)
1 Timoteo 3
King James Version
1This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.13For 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.14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:15But 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.16And 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.