Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 3:2-7

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.

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