1 Timothy 3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Nova Vulgata
¹ The saying is sure: If any one aspires to the office of bishop, he desires a noble task.	¹ Fidelis sermo: si quis episco patum appetit, bonum opus de siderat.
² Now a bishop must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, dignified, hospitable, an apt teacher,	² Oportet ergo episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, unius uxoris virum, sobrium, prudentem, ornatum, hospitalem, doctorem,
³ no drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and no lover of money.	³ non vinolentum, non percussorem sed modestum, non litigiosum, non cupidum,
⁴ He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way;	⁴ suae domui bene praepositum, filios habentem in subiectione cum omni castitate
⁵ for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God's church?	⁵ — si quis autem domui suae praeesse nescit, quomodo ecclesiae Dei curam habebit? C,
⁶ He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil;	⁶ non neophytum, ne in superbia elatus in iudicium incidat Diaboli.
⁷ moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.	⁷ Oportet autem illum et testimonium habere bonum ab his, qui foris sunt, ut non in opprobrium incidat et laqueum Diaboli.
⁸ Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for gain;	⁸ Diaconos similiter pudicos, non bilingues, non multo vino deditos, non turpe lucrum sectantes,
⁹ they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.	⁹ habentes mysterium fidei in conscientia pura.
¹⁰ And let them also be tested first; then if they prove themselves blameless let them serve as deacons.	¹⁰ Et hi autem probentur primum, deinde ministrent nullum crimen habentes.
¹¹ The women likewise must be serious, no slanderers, but temperate, faithful in all things.	¹¹ Mulieres similiter pudicas, non detrahentes, sobrias, fideles in omnibus.
¹² Let deacons be the husband of one wife, and let them manage their children and their households well;	¹² Diaconi sint unius uxoris viri, qui filiis suis bene praesint et suis domibus;
¹³ for those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.	¹³ qui enim bene ministraverint, gradum sibi bonum acquirent et multam fiduciam in fide, quae est in Christo Iesu.
¹⁴ I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that,	¹⁴ Haec tibi scribo sperans venire ad te cito;
¹⁵ if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth.	¹⁵ si autem tardavero, ut scias quomodo oporteat in domo Dei conversari, quae est ecclesia Dei vivi, columna et firmamentum veritatis.
¹⁶ Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.	¹⁶ Et omnium confessione magnum est pietatis mysterium: Qui manifestatus est in carne, iustificatus est in Spiritu, apparuit angelis, praedicatus est in gentibus, creditus est in mumdo, assumptus est in gloria.