Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 3:6-11

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.

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.

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