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1 Timothy 3:8-13

8Ministers,inlikemanner, grave,notdouble-tongued,notgiventomuchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631,notseekinggainαἰσχροκερδεῖς,aischrokerdeisG146by base means,

9holdingἔχονταςechontasG2192themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofthefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inapureG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10AndletthesebeG1510firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413proved,thenletthemministerG1247,beingὄντες.¶ontesG1510withoutcharge [againstthem].

11[The]womenG1135inlikemannergrave,notslanderersδιαβόλους,diabolousG1228, sober,faithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103inallthingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12Let[the] ministersbeἔστωσανestōsanG1510husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435ofoneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135, conducting [their]childrenG5043andtheirownἰδίωνidiōnG2398houseswellκαλῶςkalōsG2573:

13forthosewhoshallhaveministeredG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573obtainforthemselvesagoodκαλὸνkalonG2570degree,andmuchG4183boldnessG3954infaithπίστειpisteiG4102which[is]inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

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