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1 Timothy 5:17-25

17LettheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245thatrulewellκαλῶςkalōsG2573becountedG515worthyἀξιούσθωσανaxiousthōsanG515ofdoubleδιπλῆςdiplēsG1362honorτιμῆςtimēsG5092,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thosewholaborG2872inthewordλόγῳlogōG3056andinteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ·didaskaliaG1319.

18Forthescriptureγραφή·graphēG1124saith, Thou shaltnotmuzzleφιμώσεις·phimōseisG5392theoxβοῦνbounG1016whenhetreadeth outthecorn.And,ThelaborerisworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514ofhishire.

19AgainstanelderπρεσβυτέρουpresbuterouG4245receiveπαραδέχουparadechouG3858notanaccusationκατηγορίανkatēgorianG2724,exceptatthemouthoftwoδύοduoG1417orthreeτριῶνtriōnG5140witnessesG3144.

20ThemthatsinG264reproveinthesightofall,thattherestλοιποὶloipoiG3062alsoκαὶkaiG2532maybeinfearφόβονphobonG5401.

21IchargetheeinthesightofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andtheelectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588angelsἀγγέλων,angelōnG32,thatthouobservethesethingsταῦταtautaG3778withoutprejudice,doingnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367bypartiality.

22LayhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495hastilyonnoman,neitherbepartakerofotherἀλλοτρίαις,allotriaisG245men’ssinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266:keepτήρει.tēreiG5083thyselfpureἁγνὸνhagnonG53.

23BenoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371adrinkerofwater,butuseχρῶchrōG5530alittleὀλίγῳoligōG3641wineοἴνῳoinōG3631forthy stomach’ssakeG1223andthineoftenG4437infirmitiesG769.

24Somemen’sG444sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266areG1510evidentG4271,goingG4254beforeuntojudgmentκρίσιν·krisinG2920;andsomemenG444alsoκαὶkaiG2532theyfollowafter.

25InlikemanneralsoG2532therearegoodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041thatareevidentπρόδηλαprodēlaG4271;andsuchasareotherwisecannotbehidG2928.

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