Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 3

(Titus 1:5–9; 1 Peter 5:1–4)

1This isa trustworthyΠιστὸςPistosG4103ὁhoG3588sayingλόγος·logosG3056:IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100aspires to beὀρέγεται,oregetaiG3713an overseerἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsG1984,he desiresἐπιθυμεῖ.epithumeiG1937a nobleκαλοῦkalouG2570taskἔργουergouG2041.

2AnτὸνtonG3588overseerἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985,thenοὖνounG3767,mustδεῖdeiG1163beG1510above reproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423, thehusbandἄνδρα,andraG435of but oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,temperateνηφάλιον,nēphalionG3524,self-controlledσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,respectableκόσμιον,kosmionG2887,hospitableφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,able to teachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317,

3notμὴmēG3361dependent on wineπάροινον,paroinonG3943,notμὴmēG3361violentπλήκτηνplēktēnG4131butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235gentleἐπιεικῆ,epieikēG1933,peaceableἄμαχον,amachonG269, andfree of the love of moneyἀφιλάργυρον,aphilarguronG866.

4An overseer mustmanageπροϊστάμενον,proistamenonG4291hisτοῦtouG3588ownἰδίουidiouG2398householdοἴκουoikouG3624wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573andkeepἔχονταechontaG2192hischildrenτέκναteknaG5043underἐνenG1722controlὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292,withμετὰmetaG3326completeπάσηςpasēsG3956dignityσεμνότητος.¶semnotētosG4587.

5ForδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487someoneτιςtisG5100does notοὐκoukG3756knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459to manageπροστῆναιprostēnaiG4291hisτοῦtouG3588ownἰδίουidiouG2398householdοἴκουoikouG3624, howcan he care forἐπιμελήσεται;epimelēsetaiG1959thechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?

6He mustnotμὴmēG3361bea recent convertνεόφυτον,neophutonG3504,or he may become conceitedἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶςina mē tuphōtheisG2443 G3361 G5187andfallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706underεἰςeisG1519the samecondemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917as theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

7Furthermoreδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532,he mustδεῖdeiG1163haveἔχεινecheinG2192a goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570reputationμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141withἀπὸapoG575outsidersτῶν ἔξωθεν,tōn exōthenG3588 G1855,so thatἵναinaG2443he will not fallμὴ ἐμπέσῃmē empesēG3361 G1706intoεἰςeisG1519disgraceὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680andκαὶkaiG2532into thesnareπαγίδαpagidaG3803of theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου.¶diabolouG1228.

Qualifications for Deacons

(Acts 6:1–7)

8DeaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615must bedignifiedσεμνούς,semnousG4586,notμὴmēG3361double-tonguedδιλόγους,dilogousG1351orμὴmēG3361givenπροσέχοντας,prosechontasG4337to muchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631orμὴmēG3361greedy for moneyαἰσχροκερδεῖς,aischrokerdeisG146.

9They must holdἔχονταςechontasG2192to theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102withἐνenG1722a clearκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10Additionallyκαὶ δὲkai deG2532 G1161,theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778must first be testedδοκιμαζέσθωσανdokimazesthōsanG1381 G4412.ThenεἶταeitaG1534,if they areὄντες.¶ontesG1510above reproachἀνέγκλητοιanegklētoiG410,let them serve as deaconsδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247.

11In the same wayὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615, thewomenΓυναῖκαςGunaikasG1135must bedignifiedσεμνάς,semnasG4586,notμὴmēG3361slanderersδιαβόλους,diabolousG1228, buttemperateνηφαλίους,nēphaliousG3524andfaithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12A deaconδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249must beἔστωσανestōsanG1510thehusbandἄνδρες,andresG435of but oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,a goodκαλῶςkalōsG2573managerπροϊστάμενοιproistamenoiG4291of hischildrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043andκαὶkaiG2532of hisτῶνtōnG3588ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398householdοἴκων.oikōnG3624.

13ForγὰρgarG1063those whoοἱhoiG3588have servedδιακονήσαντεςdiakonēsantesG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573as deaconsacquireπεριποιοῦνταιperipoiountaiG4046for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438a highκαλὸνkalonG2570standingβαθμὸνbathmonG898andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inἐνenG1722thefaithπίστειpisteiG4102thatτῇtēaG3588isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

The Mystery of Godliness

14AlthoughI hopeἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youσοιsoiG4771soonἐν τάχει·en tacheiG1722 G5034,I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125youσὲseG4771these thingsΤαῦτάTautaG3778

15δὲdeG1161in caseἐὰνeanG1437I am delayedβραδύνω,bradunōG1019,so thatἵναinaG2443you will knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459each one mustδεῖdeiG1163conduct himselfἀναστρέφεσθαι,anastrephesthaiG390inἐνenG1722God’sθεοῦtheouG2316householdοἴκῳoikōG3624,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510thechurchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577of the livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thepillarστῦλοςstulosG4769andκαὶkaiG2532foundationἑδραίωμαhedraiōmaG1477of theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16By common confessionΚαὶ ὁμολογουμένωςKai homologoumenōsG2532 G3672,theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριον,mustērionG3466τῆςtēsG3588of godlinessεὐσεβείαςeusebeiasG2150isἐστὶνestinG1510greatμέγαmegaG3173: HeὃςhosG3739appearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,was vindicatedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,was seenG3708by angelsἀγγέλοις,angeloisG32,was proclaimedἐκηρύχθηekēruchthēG2784amongἐνenG1722thenationsἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,was believed inἐπιστεύθηepisteuthēG4100throughoutἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,was taken upἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353inἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

(Titus 1:5–9; 1 Peter 5:1–4)

Qualifications for Deacons

(Acts 6:1–7)

The Mystery of Godliness

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 3