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1 Timothy 3:8-16

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.

14ThesethingsΤαῦτάTautaG3778IwriteG1125tothee,hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679tocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064tothee morequickly;

15butifIdelay,inorderG2443thatthou mayestknowhowπῶςpōsG4459oneG3588oughtG1163toconductἀναστρέφεσθαι,anastrephesthaiG390oneselfinGod'shouseG3624,whichisG1510[the]assemblyG1577of[the]livingG2198GodG2316, [the]pillarστῦλοςstulosG4769andbaseofthetruthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16Andconfessedlythemysteryμυστήριον,mustērionG3466ofpietyisG1510greatμέγαmegaG3173. GodhasbeenG1510manifestedG5319infleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,hasbeenG1510justifiedG1344in[the]Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,hasappearedtoangelsἀγγέλοις,angeloisG32,hasbeenG1510preachedG2784among[the]nationsἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,hasbeenG1510believedG4100onin[the]worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,hasbeenG1510receivedupingloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

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