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وَيَجِبُ أَيْضًا أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ شَهَادَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ مِنَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَارِجٍ، لِئَلاَّ يَسْقُطَ فِي تَعْيِيرٍ وَفَخِّ إِبْلِيسَ.
التفاسير
مقتطفات جُمعت من تفاسير منشورة لترسيخ القراءة.
a good report--Greek, "testimony." So Paul was influenced by the good report given of Timothy to choose him as his companion (Act 16:2). of them which are without--from the as yet unconverted Gentiles around (Co1 5:12; Col 4:5; Th1 4:12), that they may be the more readily won to the Gospel (Pe1 2:12), and that the name of Christ may be glorified. Not even the former life of a bishop should be open to reproach [BENGEL]. reproach and the snare of the devil--reproach of men (Ti1 5:14) proving the occasion of his falling into the snare of the devil (Ti1 6:9; Mat 22:15; Ti2 2:26). The reproach continually surrounding him for former sins might lead him into the snare of becoming as bad as his reputation. Despair of recovering reputation might, in a weak moment, lead some into recklessness of living (Jer 18:12). The reason why only moral qualities of a general kind are specified is, he presupposes in candidates for a bishopric the special gifts of the Spirit (Ti1 4:14) and true faith, which he desires to be evidenced outwardly; also he requires qualifications in a bishop not so indispensable in others.
افتح المصدر ↗In this chapter our apostle treats of church-officers. He specifies, I. The qualifications of a person to be admitted to the office of a bishop (Ti1 3:1-7). II. The qualifications of deacons (Ti1 3:8-10), and of their wives (Ti1 3:11), again of the deacons (Ti1 3:12, Ti1 3:13). III. The reasons of his writing to Timothy, whereupon he speaks of the church and the foundation-truth professed therein (Ti1 3:14 to the end).
افتح المصدر ↗3:7 Paul expected Christians to live in a way that could be respected by people outside the church (see also 6:1; Titus 2:5-10). • The trap might pertain to the false teachers (see 1 Tim 1:20; 5:14-15; 6:9; 2 Tim 2:26).
افتح المصدر ↗الشواهد المتقابلة
مقاطع أخرى يربطها المجتمع بهذا المقطع أكثر من غيرها. انقر لتقرأها.
مُعْتَنِينَ بِأُمُورٍ حَسَنَةٍ، لَيْسَ قُدَّامَ الرَّبِّ فَقَطْ، بَلْ قُدَّامَ النَّاسِ أَيْضًا.
اُسْلُكُوا بِحِكْمَةٍ مِنْ جِهَةِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَارِجٍ، مُفْتَدِينَ الْوَقْتَ.
فَيَسْتَفِيقُوا مِنْ فَخِّ إِبْلِيسَ إِذْ قَدِ اقْتَنَصَهُمْ لإِرَادَتِهِ.
كُونُوا بِلاَ عَثْرَةٍ لِلْيَهُودِ وَلِلْيُونَانِيِّينَ وَلِكَنِيسَةِ اللهِ.
فَانْتَخِبُوا أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ سَبْعَةَ رِجَال مِنْكُمْ، مَشْهُودًا لَهُمْ وَمَمْلُوِّينَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَحِكْمَةٍ، فَنُقِيمَهُمْ عَلَى هذِهِ الْحَاجَةِ.
وَكَلاَمًا صَحِيحًا غَيْرَ مَلُومٍ، لِكَيْ يُخْزَى الْمُضَادُّ، إِذْ لَيْسَ لَهُ شَيْءٌ رَدِيءٌ يَقُولُهُ عَنْكُمْ.
وَلَسْنَا نَجْعَلُ عَثْرَةً فِي شَيْءٍ لِئَلاَّ تُلاَمَ الْخِدْمَةُ.
وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا أَغْنِيَاءَ، فَيَسْقُطُونَ فِي تَجْرِبَةٍ وَفَخٍّ وَشَهَوَاتٍ كَثِيرَةٍ غَبِيَّةٍ وَمُضِرَّةٍ، تُغَرِّقُ النَّاسَ فِي الْعَطَبِ وَالْهَلاَكِ.
لِكَيْ تَسْلُكُوا بِلِيَاقَةٍ عِنْدَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَارِجٍ، وَلاَ تَكُونَ لَكُمْ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى أَحَدٍ.
امْتَنِعُوا عَنْ كُلِّ شِبْهِ شَرّ.