1TIM 3:2 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Therefore, the overseer must be irreproachable, a husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, orderly, hospitable, able to teach,

UST For that reason, a leader of the believers must be someone whom no one can rightly accuse of doing anything bad. He must be faithful to his wife. He must not do anything excessively. He must think in wise ways. He must behave well. He must welcome guests into his home. He must be able to teach others.

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

BLB Therefore it behooves the overseer to be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

AICNT Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

OEB The supervisor should be of blameless character; a faithful partner; living a temperate, discreet, and well-ordered life; hospitable, and a skilful teacher,

CSB An overseer, therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

NLT So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.

NIV Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

CEV That's why officials must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. They must be self-controlled, sensible, well-behaved, friendly to strangers, and able to teach.

ESV Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

NASB An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

LSB An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

WEBBE The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(1-7)If anyone wants to provide leadership in the church, good! But there are preconditions: A leader must be well-thought-of, committed to his wife, cool and collected, accessible, and hospitable. He must know what he’s talking about, not be overfond of wine, not pushy but gentle, not thin-skinned, not money-hungry. He must handle his own affairs well, attentive to his own children and having their respect. For if someone is unable to handle his own affairs, how can he take care of God’s church? He must not be a new believer, lest the position go to his head and the Devil trip him up. Outsiders must think well of him, or else the Devil will figure out a way to lure him into his trap.

NET The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

LSV it is required, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, a husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, respectable, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

FBV An elder must be above reproach, married to one wife, self-controlled, well-balanced, sensible, hospitable, and able to teach.

TCNT Therefore the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

T4T Since that is a task that others should respect, an overseer must live in such a way that no one can truly ◄say that he has done anything that is wrong/find fault with him►. Specifically, he must be faithful to his wife. He must think clearly about what he does. He must be able to control his behavior. He must be sensible. He must be dignified/respectable. He must welcome and care for guests. He must be able to teach God’s truth well.

LEB Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching,

NRSV Now a bishop must be above reproach, married only once, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,

NKJV A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

NAB Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, decent, hospitable, able to teach,

BBE The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;

Moff No Moff 1TIM book available

Wymth A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

ASV The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

DRA It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,

YLT it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

Drby The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

RV The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, soberminded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Wbstr A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

KJB-1769 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

KJB-1611 A Bishop then must be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, [fn]of good behauiour, giuen to hospitalitie, apt to teach;
(A Bishop then must be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behauiour, given to hospitalitie, apt to teach;)

3:2 Or, modest.

Bshps A bishop therfore must be blamelesse, the husband of one wyfe, watchyng, sober, comely apparelled, a louer of hospitalitie, apt to teache,
(A bishop therefore must be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, watchyng, sober, comely appareled, a lover of hospitalitie, apt to teache,)

Gnva A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,
(A Bishop therefore must be unreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache, )

Cvdl But a Bisshoppe must be blamelesse, the hussbade of one wife, sober, discrete, manerly, harberous, apte to teach:
(But a Bisshoppe must be blamelesse, the hussbade of one wife, sober, discrete, mannerly, harberous, apte to teach:)

TNT Ye and a bisshope must be fautlesse the husband of one wyfe sober discrete honestly aparelled harberous apt to teache
(Ye/You_all and a bisshope must be fautlesse the husband of one wife sober discrete honestly aparelled harberous apt to teach )

Wyc Therfor it bihoueth a byschop to be with out repreef, the hosebonde of o wijf, sobre, prudent, chast, vertewous, holdinge hospitalite, a techere;
(Therefore it behoves a byschop to be with out repreef, the husband of o wife, sobre, prudent, chast, vertewous, holdinge hospitalite, a techere;)

Luth Es soll aber ein Bischof unsträflich sein, eines Weibes Mann, nüchtern, mäßig, sittig, gastfrei, lehrhaftig,
(It should but a Bischof unsträflich sein, one Weibes Mann, nüchtern, mäßig, sittig, gastfrei, lehrhaftig,)

ClVg Oportet ergo episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, unius uxoris virum, sobrium, prudentem, ornatum, pudicum, hospitalem, doctorem,[fn]
(Oportet therefore episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, of_one uxoris virum, sobrium, prudentem, ornatum, pudicum, hospitalem, doctorem, )

3.2 Irreprehensibilem. Idem quod ad Titum, sine crimine. Res pene contra naturam, ut sine peccato: sed eligatur, cujus comparatio cæteri grex dicantur. Unius uxoris virum, etc. Id est monogamum post baptismum. Si enim et ante conjugem habuit quæ obierit, non ei imputatur, cui prorsus novo, nec stupra, nec alia quæ ante fuerunt jam obsunt. Sobrium, etc. Ministri templi prohibentur vinum et siceram bibere, ne ebrietate graventur corda eorum, et ut sensus vigeat, semper tenuis sit.

3.2 Irreprehensibilem. Idem that to Titum, sine crimine. Res pene on_the_contrary naturam, as sine peccato: but eligatur, cuyus comparatio cæteri grex dicantur. Unius uxoris virum, etc. That it_is monogamum after baptismum. When/But_if because and before conyugem habuit which obierit, not/no to_him imputatur, cui prorsus novo, but_not stupra, but_not other which before fuerunt yam obsunt. Sobrium, etc. Ministri templi prohibentur vinum and siceram bibere, not ebrietate graventur corda their, and as sensus vigeat, always tenuis sit.

UGNT δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,
(dei oun ton episkopon anepilaʸmpton einai, mias gunaikos andra, naʸfalion, sōfrona, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon,)

SBL-GNT δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,
(dei oun ton episkopon anepilaʸmpton einai, mias gunaikos andra, naʸfalion, sōfrona, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon,)

TC-GNT Δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον [fn]ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, [fn]νηφάλεον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν·
(Dei oun ton episkopon anepilaʸpton einai, mias gunaikos andra, naʸfaleon, sōfrona, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon; )

3:2 ανεπιληπτον ¦ ανεπιλημπτον CT

3:2 νηφαλεον ¦ νηφαλιον ANT CT PCK SCR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὖν

therefore

Here, the word Therefore introduces an inference based on what Paul said in the previous verse about how “overseership” is a “good work.” Since it is a good work, the people who do the work need to have certain qualifications. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of inference. Alternate translation: “So then,” or “Since overseership is a good work,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τὸν ἐπίσκοπον

the overseer

The word overseer represents overseers in general, not one particular overseer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “for each overseer”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα

˱of˲_one wife /the/_husband

Here, the phrase a husband of one wife could indicate that an overseer: (1) must be sexually faith to one woman, his wife. Alternate translation: “a man who is faithful to his wife” (2) must have no more than one wife at a time. Alternate translation: “a husband of only one wife at a time” (3) must have been married no more than once, even if the marriage ended in divorce or death. Alternate translation: “a man who has been married only once”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

νηφάλιον, σώφρονα

sober sensible

The terms temperate and self-controlled mean similar things. Paul is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “very self-controlled” or “completely temperate”

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