Chapter 3

3:1 [hgb]  人 若 想 要 得 监 督 的 职 分 ， 就 是 羡 慕 善 工 。 这 话 是 可 信 的 。 
    [kjv]  This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop¹, he desireth a good work.
    [bbe]  This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
3:2 [hgb]  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 。 
    [kjv]  A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant², sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt 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;
3:3 [hgb]  不 因 酒 滋 事 ， 不 打 人 ， 只 要 温 和 ， 不 争 竞 ， 不 贪 财 。 
    [kjv]  Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy³ lucre⁴; but patient, not a brawler⁵, not covetous⁶;
    [bbe]  Not quickly moved to wrath⁷ or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
3:4 [hgb]  好 好 管 理 自 己 的 家 ， 使 儿 女 凡 事 端 庄 顺 服 。 （ 或 作 端 端 庄 庄 地 使 儿 女 顺 服 ） 
    [kjv]  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
    [bbe]  Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;
3:5 [hgb]  人 若 不 知 道 管 理 自 己 的 家 ， 焉 能 照 管 神 的 教 会 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
    [bbe]  (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
3:6 [hgb]  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 。 
    [kjv]  Not a novice⁸, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation⁹ of the devil.
    [bbe]  Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
3:7 [hgb]  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 。 
    [kjv]  Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare¹⁰ of the devil.
    [bbe]  And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
3:8 [hgb]  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 。 
    [kjv]  Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
    [bbe]  Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;
3:9 [hgb]  要 存 清 洁 的 良 心 ， 固 守 真 道 的 奥 秘 。 
    [kjv]  Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
    [bbe]  Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin.
3:10 [hgb]  这 等 人 也 要 先 受 试 验 。 若 没 有 可 责 之 处 ， 然 后 叫 他 们 作 执 事 。 
    [kjv]  And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
    [bbe]  And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them.
3:11 [hgb]  女 执 事 （ 原 文 作 女 人 ） 也 是 如 此 ， 必 须 端 庄 ， 不 说 谗 言 ， 有 节 制 ， 凡 事 忠 心 。 
    [kjv]  Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
    [bbe]  Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
3:12 [hgb]  执 事 只 要 作 一 个 妇 人 的 丈 夫 ， 好 好 管 理 儿 女 和 自 己 的 家 。 
    [kjv]  Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
    [bbe]  Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.
3:13 [hgb]  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 。 
    [kjv]  For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
    [bbe]  For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
3:14 [hgb]  我 指 望 快 到 你 那 里 去 ， 所 以 先 将 这 些 事 写 给 你 。 
    [kjv]  These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
    [bbe]  I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;
3:15 [hgb]  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 。 
    [kjv]  But if I tarry long, 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.
    [bbe]  But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
3:16 [hgb]  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 ， （ 或 作 在 灵 性 称 义 ） ， 被 天 使 看 见 ， 被 传 于 外 邦 ， 被 世 人 信 服 ， 被 接 在 荣 耀 里 。 
    [kjv]  And without controversy¹¹ great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified¹² in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
    [bbe]  And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.

1 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

2 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

3 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。

4 lucre   

n.金钱，财富

参考例句：

• She married a foreigner for mere lucre.她仅仅为钱财而嫁给了一个外国人。
• He would sell his soul for filthy lucre.他会为了不义之财而出卖灵魂。

5 brawler   

争吵者，打架者

参考例句：

• Drunken Brawler can crit and proc a ground unit, but not an air unit. 醉拳可以躲避地面单位的攻击或者对其产生致命一击，却不能作用于空军。

6 covetous   

adj.贪婪的，贪心的

参考例句：

• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
• He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来，贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。

7 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

8 novice   

adj.新手的，生手的

参考例句：

• As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人，我对此很感兴趣。
• She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。

9 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

10 snare   

n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑

参考例句：

• I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
• Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。

11 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

12 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。