Berean Standard Bible

1 Timothy 3:8-16

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.

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.

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