ERVPA
7. ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਜ ਦੀ ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਲੋਕ ਇਹ ਨਾ ਆਖ ਸਕਣ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਗਲਤ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਜਿਉਂ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਜਿਹਡ਼ਾ ਹੰਕਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਖੁਦਗਰਜ਼ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਛੇਤੀ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਕਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ। ਉਸਨੂੰ ਝਗਡ਼ਾਲੂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਉਹ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਜਿਹਡ਼ਾ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਹੋਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਧੋਖਾ ਦੇਕੇ ਅਮੀਰ ਬਣਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
PAV
7. ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਭਈ ਕਲੀਸਿਯਾ ਦਾ ਨਿਗਾਹਬਾਨ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦਾ ਮੁਖਤਿਆਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਨਿਰਦੋਸ਼ ਹੋਵੇ, ਨਾ ਮਨ ਮਤੀਆਂ, ਨਾ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੀ, ਨਾ ਪਿਆਕੜ, ਨਾ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼, ਨਾ ਝੂਠੇ ਨਫ਼ੇ ਦਾ ਲੋਭੀ ਹੋਵੇ
IRVPA
7. ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਕਲੀਸਿਯਾ ਦਾ ਨਿਗਾਹਬਾਨ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦਾ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਕਰਕੇ, ਨਿਰਦੋਸ਼ ਹੋਵੇ, ਨਾ ਮਨ ਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ, ਨਾ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੀ, ਨਾ ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ, ਨਾ ਝਗੜਾਲੂ, ਨਾ ਝੂਠੇ ਲਾਭ ਦਾ ਲਾਲਚੀ ਹੋਵੇ।
KJV
7. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
AMP
7. For the bishop (an overseer) as God's steward must be blameless, not self-willed or arrogant or presumptuous; he must not be quick-tempered or given to drink or pugnacious (brawling, violent); he must not be grasping and greedy for filthy lucre (financial gain);
KJVP
7. For G3588 T-ASM a bishop G1985 N-ASM must G1163 V-PQI-3S be G1511 V-PXN blameless G410 A-ASM , as G5613 ADV the steward G3623 N-ASM of God G2316 N-GSM ; not G3361 PRT-N self G829 A-ASM - willed , not G3361 PRT-N soon angry G3711 A-ASM , not G3361 PRT-N given to wine G3943 A-ASM , no G3361 PRT-N striker G4131 N-ASM , not G3361 PRT-N given to filthy lucre G146 A-ASM ;
YLT
7. for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;
ASV
7. For the bishop must be blameless, as Gods steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
WEB
7. For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
NASB
7. For a bishop as God's steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,
ESV
7. For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
RV
7. For the bishop must be blameless, as God-s steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
RSV
7. For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
NKJV
7. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
MKJV
7. For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;
AKJV
7. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
NRSV
7. 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;
NIV
7. Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless--not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
NIRV
7. A church leader is trusted with God's work. That's why he must be without blame. He must not look after only his own interests. He must not get angry easily. He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must not try to get money by cheating people.
NLT
7. For an elder must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or dishonest with money.
MSG
7. It's important that a church leader, responsible for the affairs in God's house, be looked up to--not pushy, not short-tempered, not a drunk, not a bully, not money-hungry.
GNB
7. For since a church leader is in charge of God's work, he should be without fault. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered, or a drunkard or violent or greedy for money.
NET
7. For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.
ERVEN
7. An elder has the job of taking care of God's work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be someone who is proud and selfish or who gets angry quickly. He must not drink too much, and he must not be someone who likes to fight. He must not be a man who will do almost anything for money.