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1 Timothy 3:2-13

2ThebishopthereforeοὖνounG3767mustbeG1510withoutreproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423,thehusbandἄνδρα,andraG435ofoneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,temperate, sober-minded, orderly, giventohospitality, apttoteachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317;

3nobrawler,nostriker;butgentleἐπιεικῆ,epieikēG1933,notcontentious,noloverofmoney;

4oneG3588thatrulethwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573hisownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,havinghischildrenG5043insubjectionwithallgravity;

5(butifamanknowethnothowπῶςpōsG4459torulehisownἰδίουidiouG2398houseG3624,howG4459shallhetakecareἐπιμελήσεται;epimelēsetaiG1959ofthechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316?)

6notanovice,lestG3361being puffeduphefallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intothecondemnationG2917ofthedevilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

7MoreoverhemusthavegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141fromthemthatarewithout;lestG3361hefallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoreproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680andthesnareπαγίδαpagidaG3803ofthedevilδιαβόλου.¶diabolouG1228.

8DeaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249inlikemannermustbegrave,notdouble-tongued,notgiventomuchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631,notgreedyoffilthy lucre;

9holdingἔχονταςechontasG2192themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inapureG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10AndletthesealsoκαὶkaiG2532firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413beG1510proved;thenletthemserveδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247asdeacons,iftheybeG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητοιanegklētoiG410.

11WomenΓυναῖκαςGunaikasG1135inlikemannermustbegrave,notslanderersδιαβόλους,diabolousG1228,temperate,faithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103inallthingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12LetdeaconsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249beἔστωσανestōsanG1510husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435ofoneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135, rulingtheirchildrenG5043andtheirownἰδίωνidiōnG2398houseswellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

13FortheythathaveservedG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573asdeaconsgaintothemselvesagoodκαλὸνkalonG2570standing,andgreatπολλὴνpollēnG4183boldnessG3954inthefaithπίστειpisteiG4102whichisinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

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