1 Timothy · Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
1 Timothy 3 Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
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Notes on this text (3)
- Verse divisions occasionally differ from English Bibles (e.g. 1 Timothy 6:21–22, 3 John 14–15).
- Fully vowelled Arabic, read right to left.
- No deuterocanonical books.
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 صَادِقَةٌ هِيَ ٱلْكَلِمَةُ: إِنِ ٱبْتَغَى أَحَدٌ ٱلْأُسْقُفِيَّةَ، فَيَشْتَهِي عَمَلًا صَالِحًا.
1 This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.
1 Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος· εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ.
2 فَيَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ٱلْأُسْقُفُ: بِلَا لَوْمٍ، بَعْلَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، صَاحِيًا، عَاقِلًا، مُحْتَشِمًا، مُضِيفًا لِلْغُرَبَاءِ، صَالِحًا لِلتَّعْلِيمِ،
2 The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
2 δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίληπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,
3 غَيْرَ مُدْمِنِ ٱلْخَمْرِ، وَلَا ضَرَّابٍ، وَلَا طَامِعٍ بِٱلرِّبْحِ ٱلْقَبِيحِ، بَلْ حَلِيمًا، غَيْرَ مُخَاصِمٍ، وَلَا مُحِبٍّ لِلْمَالِ،
3 not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
3 μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον,
4 يُدَبِّرُ بَيْتَهُ حَسَنًا، لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ فِي ٱلْخُضُوعِ بِكُلِّ وَقَارٍ.
4 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
4 τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον, τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος· —
5 وَإِنَّمَا إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ لَا يَعْرِفُ أَنْ يُدَبِّرَ بَيْتَهُ، فَكَيْفَ يَعْتَنِي بِكَنِيسَةِ ٱللهِ؟
5 (for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)
5 εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδε, πῶς ἐκκλησίας Θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται; —
6 غَيْرَ حَدِيثِ ٱلْإِيمَانِ لِئَلَّا يَتَصَلَّفَ فَيَسْقُطَ فِي دَيْنُونَةِ إِبْلِيسَ.
6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
6 μὴ νεόφυτον, ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρῖμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου.
7 وَيَجِبُ أَيْضًا أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ شَهَادَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَارِجٍ، لِئَلَّا يَسْقُطَ فِي تَعْيِيرٍ وَفَخِّ إِبْلِيسَ.
7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
7 δεῖ δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου.
8 كَذَلِكَ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ٱلشَّمَامِسَةُ ذَوِي وَقَارٍ، لَا ذَوِي لِسَانَيْنِ، غَيْرَ مُولَعِينَ بِٱلْخَمْرِ ٱلْكَثِيرِ، وَلَا طَامِعِينَ بِٱلرِّبْحِ ٱلْقَبِيحِ،
8 Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
8 Διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
9 وَلَهُمْ سِرُّ ٱلْإِيمَانِ بِضَمِيرٍ طَاهِرٍ.
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
9 ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει.
10 وَإِنَّمَا هَؤُلَاءِ أَيْضًا لِيُخْتَبَرُوا أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ يَتَشَمَّسُوا إِنْ كَانُوا بِلَا لَوْمٍ.
10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
10 καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον, εἶτα διακονείτωσαν ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες.
11 كَذَلِكَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَكُونَ ٱلنِّسَاءُ ذَوَاتِ وَقَارٍ، غَيْرَ ثَالِبَاتٍ، صَاحِيَاتٍ، أَمِينَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
11 γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς, μὴ διαβόλους, νηφαλίους, πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσι.
12 لِيَكُنِ ٱلشَّمَامِسَةُ كُلٌّ: بَعْلَ ٱمْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، مُدَبِّرِينَ أَوْلَادَهُمْ وَبُيُوتَهُمْ حَسَنًا،
12 Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
12 διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες, τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων.
13 لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَشَمَّسُوا حَسَنًا، يَقْتَنُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ دَرَجَةً حَسَنَةً وَثِقَةً كَثِيرَةً فِي ٱلْإِيمَانِ ٱلَّذِي بِٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.
13 For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
13 οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
14 هَذَا أَكْتُبُهُ إِلَيْكَ رَاجِيًا أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكَ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ.
14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,
14 Ταῦτά σοι γράφω ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρός σε τάχιον·
15 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتُ أُبْطِئُ، فَلِكَيْ تَعْلَمَ كَيْفَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَتَصَرَّفَ فِي بَيْتِ ٱللهِ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ كَنِيسَةُ ٱللهِ ٱلْحَيِّ، عَمُودُ ٱلْحَقِّ وَقَاعِدَتُهُ.
15 but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
15 ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω, ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία Θεοῦ ζῶντος, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας.
16◆ وَبِٱلْإِجْمَاعِ عَظِيمٌ هُوَ سِرُّ ٱلتَّقْوَى: ٱللهُ ظَهَرَ فِي ٱلْجَسَدِ، تَبَرَّرَ فِي ٱلرُّوحِ، تَرَاءَى لِمَلَائِكَةٍ، كُرِزَ بِهِ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، أُومِنَ بِهِ فِي ٱلْعَالَمِ، رُفِعَ فِي ٱلْمَجْدِ.
16 Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
16 καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶ τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· Θεὸς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν Πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήφθη ἐν δόξῃ.
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Titus 1:7; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2; 1 Peter 2:25; James 5:19–20
- 2 Titus 1:6–9; 2 Timothy 2:24; Romans 12:13; 1 Timothy 5:9; 1 Peter 4:9
- 3 Titus 1:7; Titus 3:2; Isaiah 28:7; 1 Timothy 3:8; Ephesians 5:18
- 4 Titus 1:6; Genesis 18:19; 1 Timothy 3:12; Titus 2:2; Joshua 24:15
- 5 1 Samuel 3:13; Ephesians 5:24; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 5:32; Ephesians 1:22
- 6 1 Timothy 6:4; Hebrews 5:12–13; 1 Peter 5:5; 1 Peter 2:2; 1 Corinthians 3:1
- 7 2 Corinthians 8:21; 2 Timothy 2:26; Colossians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 6:3; Acts 6:3
- 8 Philippians 1:1; Acts 6:3–6; Titus 2:3; 1 Timothy 5:23; 1 Timothy 3:3
- 9 1 Timothy 1:19; 2 John 9–10; 1 Timothy 1:5; 1 Timothy 3:16
- 10 1 Timothy 5:22; 1 Timothy 3:13; Titus 1:6–7; 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 3:2
- 11 Titus 2:3; Titus 3:2; 1 Timothy 3:2; Proverbs 10:18; 2 Timothy 3:3
- 12 1 Timothy 3:2; 1 Timothy 3:4–5; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:8
- 13 Matthew 25:21; Hebrews 6:10; Acts 6:15–7:53; 1 Peter 4:10–11; Romans 12:7–8
- 14 Philemon 22; 1 Corinthians 11:34; 2 John 12; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; 1 Timothy 4:13
- 15 1 Peter 2:5; Ephesians 2:21–22; 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Kings 2:4
- 16 John 1:14; Hebrews 1:3; Mark 16:19; Romans 16:25; 1 John 5:6–8
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
Why does my Bible say something different?
- 1 Timothy 3:16: “God was manifest” or “He who was manifested”?
The Byzantine text, followed by the Patriarchal Text and the KJV, reads “God was manifest in the flesh.” The oldest manuscripts read “who was manifested,” and the Latin reads “which was manifested.” In ancient Greek manuscripts the abbreviated word for “God” and the word “who” looked almost the same. Either way, the hymn speaks of Christ incarnate.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
As now proceeding to discourse of the Episcopal office, he sets out with showing what sort of a person a Bishop ought to be. And here he does not do it as in the course of his exhortation to Timothy, but addresses all, and instructs others through him. And what says he?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
For, since there are four zones of the world in which we live, and four principal winds, while the Church is scattered throughout all the world, and the "pillar and ground" of the Church is the Gospel and the spirit of life; it is fitting that she should have four pillars, breathing out immortality on every side, and vivifying men …
It is to this the apostle refers when he says, "He that desireth the episcopate desireth a good work." He wished to show that the episcopate is the title of a work, not of an honor.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… which make havoc of the whole world, had their entering in from pride:--for both the devil, not being such before, did thus become a devil; as indeed Paul plainly declared, saying, "Lest being lifted up with pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil:" --and the first man, too, puffed up by the devil with these hopes, was made …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Concerning this Holy Catholic Church Paul writes to Timothy, 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.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)