1 Timothy 3
1 This is a trustworthy statement: “If someone aspires to be an elder, this is a good work to want to do.”
PALABRA fiel: Si alguno apetece obispado, buena obra desea.
2 An elder must be above reproach, married to one wife, self-controlled, well-balanced, sensible, hospitable, and able to teach.
Conviene, pues, que el obispo sea irreprensible, marido de una [sola] mujer, solícito, templado, compuesto, hospedador, apto para enseñar;
3 He should be someone who doesn't get drunk or become violent, but is gentle, and is not argumentative or greedy for money.
No amador del vino, no heridor, no codicioso de torpes ganancias, sino moderado; no litigioso, ajeno de avaricia:
4 He must handle his own family well. His children must respect what he tells them to do.
Que gobierne bien su casa, que tenga sus hijos en sujecion con toda honestidad;
5 (For if a man doesn't know how to manage his own family, how can he manage God's church?)
(Porque el que no sabe gobernar su casa, ¿cómo cuidará de la iglesia de Dios?)
6 He should not be a new believer, in case he gets so full of himself he falls under the same condemnation as the devil.
No un neófito, porque, inflándose no caiga en juicio del diablo.
7 People outside the church should also speak well of him so that he won't disgrace himself and fall into the devil's trap.
Tambien conviene que tenga buen testimonio de los extraños; porque no caiga en afrenta y en lazo del diablo.
8 Similarly deacons should be respected, and not hypocritical. They should not be addicted to drink, and should not be trying to dishonestly enrich themselves.
Los diáconos asimismo [deben ser] honestos, no bilingües, no dados a mucho vino, no amadores de torpes ganancias;
9 They must stick to the revealed truth about God, trusting in him with a pure conscience.
Que tengan el misterio de la fé con limpia conciencia.
10 They should be tried out first, and if they can't be faulted then let them serve as deacons.
Y estos tambien sean ántes probados; y así ministren, si fueren sin crímen.
11 Their wives should be respected too. They should not slander people with gossip, and they should be self-controlled and trustworthy in all they do.
Las mujeres asimismo honestas, no detractoras, templadas, fieles en todo.
12 Deacons should be married to one wife, managing their children and their homes well.
Los diáconos sean maridos de una [sola] mujer, que gobiernen bien sus hijos y sus casas.
13 Those who serve well as deacons gain a good reputation and much confidence in their trust in Christ Jesus.
Porque los que bien ministraren, ganan para sí buen grado, y mucha confianza en la fé que [es] en Cristo Jesus.
14 Even though I hope to see you soon, I'm writing about all this to you so that
Esto te escribo con esperanza que iré presto á tí:
15 if I'm delayed you'll know how people should behave themselves in God's house. This is the church of the living God, the support pillar and foundation of the 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.
16 There's no question about it: the revealed truth about God is amazing! He was made known to us in human form, he was vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, declared to the nations, trusted in by the world, and taken up in glory!
Y sin contradiccion, 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 creido en el mundo; ha sido recibido en gloria.
