1 Timothy 3

1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

1 「人若想要得监督的职分，就是羡慕善工。」这话是可信的。

2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

2 作监督的，必须无可指责，只作一个妇人的丈夫，有节制，自守，端正，乐意接待远人，善于教导；

3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

3 不因酒滋事，不打人，只要温和，不争竞，不贪财；

4 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

4 好好管理自己的家，使儿女凡事端庄顺服 。

5 For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

5 人若不知道管理自己的家，焉能照管 神的教会呢？

6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.

6 初入教的不可作监督，恐怕他自高自大，就落在魔鬼所受的刑罚里。

7 Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.

7 监督也必须在教外有好名声，恐怕被人毁谤，落在魔鬼的网罗里。

8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

8 作执事的，也是如此：必须端庄，不一口两舌，不好喝酒，不贪不义之财；

9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

9 要存清洁的良心，固守真道的奥秘。

10 Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.

10 这等人也要先受试验，若没有可责之处，然后叫他们作执事。

11 In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

11 女执事 也是如此：必须端庄，不说谗言，有节制，凡事忠心。

12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

12 执事只要作一个妇人的丈夫，好好管理儿女和自己的家。

13 For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

13 因为善作执事的，自己就得到美好的地步，并且在基督耶稣里的真道上大有胆量。

14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things

14 我指望快到你那里去，所以先将这些事写给你。

15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

15 倘若我耽延日久，你也可以知道在 神的家中当怎样行。这家就是永生 神的教会，真理的柱石和根基。

16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

16 大哉，敬虔的奥秘，无人不以为然！ 就是 神在肉身显现， 被圣灵称义 ， 被天使看见， 被传于外邦， 被世人信服， 被接在荣耀里。