1 Timothy 3

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

1 「人若想要得監督的職分，就是羨慕善工。」這話是可信的。

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

2 作監督的，必須無可指責，只作一個婦人的丈夫，有節制，自守，端正，樂意接待遠人，善於教導；

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，只要溫和，不爭競，不貪財；

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，使兒女凡事端莊順服 。

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，焉能照管上帝的教會呢？

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

6 初入教的不可作監督，恐怕他自高自大，就落在魔鬼所受的刑罰裏。

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 監督也必須在教外有好名聲，恐怕被人毀謗，落在魔鬼的網羅裏。

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

8 作執事的，也是如此：必須端莊，不一口兩舌，不好喝酒，不貪不義之財；

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

9 要存清潔的良心，固守真道的奧祕。

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

10 這等人也要先受試驗，若沒有可責之處，然後叫他們作執事。

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

11 女執事 也是如此：必須端莊，不說讒言，有節制，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 執事只要作一個婦人的丈夫，好好管理兒女和自己的家。

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 因為善作執事的，自己就得到美好的地步，並且在基督耶穌裏的真道上大有膽量。

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

14 我指望快到你那裏去，所以先將這些事寫給你。

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，你也可以知道在上帝的家中當怎樣行。這家就是永生上帝的教會，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，敬虔的奧祕，無人不以為然！ 就是上帝在肉身顯現， 被聖靈稱義 ， 被天使看見， 被傳於外邦， 被世人信服， 被接在榮耀裏。