Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 3:8-13

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.

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