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1 Timothy 3:2-7

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.

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