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1 Timothy 3:2-7

2A bishopτὸν ἐπίσκοπονton episkoponG3588 G1985thenοὖνounG3767mustδεῖdeiG1163beG1510blamelessἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423,the husbandἄνδρα,andraG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,vigilantνηφάλιον,nēphalionG3524,soberσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,of good behaviourκόσμιον,kosmionG2887,given to hospitalityφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,apt to teachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317;

3NotG3361given to wineπάροινον,paroinonG3943,noG3361strikerπλήκτηνplēktēnG4131,notG3361greedy of filthy lucreG146;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235patientἐπιεικῆ,epieikēG1933,not a brawlerἄμαχον,amachonG269,not covetousἀφιλάργυρον,aphilarguronG866;

4τοῦtouG3588One that rulethπροϊστάμενον,proistamenonG4291wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573his ownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,havingἔχονταechontaG2192his childrenτέκναteknaG5043inἐνenG1722subjectionὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956gravityσεμνότητος.¶semnotētosG4587;

5(τοῦtouG3588ForδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487a manτιςtisG5100knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756howG1492to ruleπροστῆναιprostēnaiG4291his ownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,howπῶςpōsG4459shall he take careἐπιμελήσεται;epimelēsetaiG1959of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?)

6τοῦtouG3588ἵναinaG2443NotμὴmēG3361a noviceνεόφυτον,neophutonG3504,lestμὴmēG3361being lifted up with prideτυφωθεὶςtuphōtheisG5187he fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519the condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

7MoreoverδὲdeG1161heG846mustδεῖdeiG1163καὶkaiG2532haveἔχεινecheinG2192a goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570reportμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ofἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588them which are withoutἔξωθεν,exōthenG1855;lestἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361he fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519reproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680andκαὶkaiG2532the snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803of the devilτοῦ διαβόλου.¶tou diabolouG3588 G1228.

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