1 Timothy 3
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1 Timothy 3:8-10

8DeaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615must bedignifiedσεμνούς,semnousG4586,notμὴmēG3361double-tonguedδιλόγους,dilogousG1351orμὴmēG3361givenπροσέχοντας,prosechontasG4337to muchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631orμὴmēG3361greedy for moneyαἰσχροκερδεῖς,aischrokerdeisG146.
9They must holdἔχονταςechontasG2192to theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102withἐνenG1722a clearκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.
10Additionallyκαὶ δὲkai deG2532G1161,theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778must first be testedδοκιμαζέσθωσανdokimazesthōsanG1381G4412.ThenεἶταeitaG1534,if they areὄντες.¶ontesG1510above reproachἀνέγκλητοιanegklētoiG410,let them serve as deaconsδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247.
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