المطلوب من الأُسْقُف، بِوَصْفِهِ وَكِيلاً لله، أَنْ يَكُونَ بِلا لَوم، غَيرَ مُعْجَبٍ بِنَفْسِهِ، ولا غَضُوبًا، وغَيرَ مُدْمِنٍ لِلخَمْر، ولا تُسْرِعُ يَدُهُ لِلضَّرْب، ولا يَسْعى إِلى رِبْحٍ خَسِيس، بَلْ مِضْيَافًا، ومُحِبًّا لِلخَيْر/A bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; not arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain; but he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, prudent, upright, devout, and self-controlled.
المطلوب من الأُسْقُف، بِوَصْفِهِ وَكِيلاً لله، أَنْ يَكُونَ بِلا لَوم، غَيرَ مُعْجَبٍ بِنَفْسِهِ، ولا غَضُوبًا، وغَيرَ مُدْمِنٍ لِلخَمْر، ولا تُسْرِعُ يَدُهُ لِلضَّرْب، ولا يَسْعى إِلى رِبْحٍ خَسِيس، بَلْ مِضْيَافًا، ومُحِبًّا لِلخَيْر.
رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى طيطس01/من01حتى09/:”يا إخوَتِي، مِنْ بُولُسَ عَبْدِ الله، ورَسُولِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ في سَبِيلِ إِيْمَانِ مَنِ ٱخْتَارَهُمُ الله، لِيَعْرِفُوا الحَقَّ المُوافِقَ لِلتَّقْوَى، على رجَاءِ الحَيَاةِ الأَبَدِيَّةِ الَّتي وَعَدَ بِهَا الله، قَبْلَ الأَزْمِنَةِ الدَّهْرِيَّة، واللهُ لا يَكْذِب، إِلى طِيطُسَ الٱبنِ الْحَقِيقِيِّ في الإِيْمَانِ المُشْتَرَك: أَلنِّعْمَةُ والسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ الآبِ والمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ مُخَلِّصِنَا! فقَدْ أَظْهَرَ كَلِمَتَهُ في وَقْتِهَا بِالتَّبْشِيرِ الَّذي ٱئْتُمِنْتُ أَنَا عَلَيه، بأَمْرٍ مِنَ اللهِ مُخَلِّصِنَا. لقَدْ تَرَكْتُكَ في كِرِيت، لِكَي تُنَظِّمَ الأُمُورَ البَاقِيَة، وتُقِيمَ كَهَنَةً في كُلِّ مَدِينَة، كمَا أَوْصَيْتُكَ، على أَنْ يَكُونَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْهُم بِلا لَوم، وقَدْ تَزَوَّجَ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَة، ولَهُ أَوْلادٌ مُؤْمِنُون، غُيرُ مأْخُوذِينَ بِتُهْمَةِ طَيْش، ولا عُصَاة؛ لأَنَّ الأُسْقُف، بِوَصْفِهِ وَكِيلاً لله، يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ بِلا لَوم، غَيرَ مُعْجَبٍ بِنَفْسِهِ، ولا غَضُوبًا، وغَيرَ مُدْمِنٍ لِلخَمْر، ولا تُسْرِعُ يَدُهُ لِلضَّرْب، ولا يَسْعى إِلى رِبْحٍ خَسِيس، بَلْ مِضْيَافًا، مُحِبًّا لِلخَيْر، رَزِينًا، بَارًّا، نَقِيًّا، عَفِيفًا، مُتَمَسِّكًا بِالكَلامِ الْحَقِّ المُوافِقِ لِلتَّعْلِيم، لِيَكُونَ قَادِرًا على الوَعْظِ في التَّعْلِيمِ الصَّحِيح، وعلى إِفْحَامِ المُعَارِضِين.
A bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; not arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain; but he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, prudent, upright, devout, and self-controlled.
Letter to Titus 01/01-09/:”Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness, in the hope of eternal life that God, who never lies, promised before the ages began in due time he revealed his word through the proclamation with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Saviour, To Titus, my loyal child in the faith we share: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. I left you behind in Crete for this reason, that you should put in order what remained to be done, and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you: someone who is blameless, married only once, whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious. For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain; but he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, prudent, upright, devout, and self-controlled. He must have a firm grasp of the word that is trustworthy in accordance with the teaching, so that he may be able both to preach with sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.”
Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 13/13-17/:”You call me Teacher and Lord and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.”
