New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 3

Overseers and Deacons

1It is a trustworthyΠιστὸςPistosG4103statementλόγος·logosG3056:ifεἴeiG1487anyG5100manG5100aspiresὀρέγεται,oregetaiG3713to theofficeG1984ofoverseerG1984,it is a fineκαλοῦkalouG2570workἔργουergouG2041he desiresἐπιθυμεῖ.epithumeiG1937to do.

2An overseerἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985,thenοὖνounG3767,mustδεῖdeiG1163be aboveG423reproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423,the husbandἄνδρα,andraG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,temperateνηφάλιον,nēphalionG3524,prudentσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,respectableκόσμιον,kosmionG2887,hospitableφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,ableδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317to teachG1317,

3not addictedG3943to wineπάροινον,paroinonG3943orG3361pugnaciousπλήκτηνplēktēnG4131,but gentleἐπιεικῆ,epieikēG1933,peaceableἄμαχον,amachonG269,freeG866from the loveG866of moneyG866.

4He must be one whomanagesπροϊστάμενον,proistamenonG4291his ownἰδίουidiouG2398householdοἴκουoikouG3624wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,keepingἔχονταechontaG2192his childrenτέκναteknaG5043underἐνenG1722controlὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292with allπάσηςpasēsG3956dignityσεμνότητος.¶semnotētosG4587

5(but ifΕἰEiG1487a manτιςtisG5100does not knowG3609howG3609to manageπροστῆναιprostēnaiG4291his ownἰδίουidiouG2398householdοἴκουoikouG3624,howπῶςpōsG4459will he takeG1959careἐπιμελήσεται;epimelēsetaiG1959ofthe churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?),

6andnot a newG3504convertG3504,soἵναinaG2443 G3361that he will not becomeconceitedτυφωθεὶςtuphōtheisG5187and fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706into thecondemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917incurred by the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

7And he mustδεῖdeiG1163haveἔχεινecheinG2192a goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570reputationμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141withthoseG3588outsideἔξωθεν,exōthenG1855the church,soἵναinaG2443that he will not fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706into reproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680andthe snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803of the devilδιαβόλου.¶diabolouG1228.

8DeaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615must bemenG4586of dignityG4586, notdouble-tonguedδιλόγους,dilogousG1351,orG3361addictedπροσέχοντας,prosechontasG4337to muchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631orG3361fondG146of sordidG146gainαἰσχροκερδεῖς,aischrokerdeisG146,

9butholdingἔχονταςechontasG2192to the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102with a clearκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778men must alsoκαὶkaiG2532firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413be testedδοκιμαζέσθωσανdokimazesthōsanG1381;thenεἶταeitaG1534let them serveδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247as deaconsG1247if they are beyondG410reproachG410.

11WomenΓυναῖκαςGunaikasG1135mustlikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615bedignifiedσεμνάς,semnasG4586,not maliciousG1228gossipsG1228, buttemperateνηφαλίους,nēphaliousG3524,faithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103in allG3956thingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12DeaconsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249must behusbandsἄνδρες,andresG435of onlyoneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135, andgoodκαλῶςkalōsG2573managersπροϊστάμενοιproistamenoiG4291of theirchildrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043and their ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398householdsοἴκων.oikōnG3624.

13For thoseG3588who have servedG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573as deaconsG1247obtainπεριποιοῦνταιperipoiountaiG4046for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438ahighκαλὸνkalonG2570standingβαθμὸνbathmonG898and greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954in the faithπίστειpisteiG4102that is in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

14I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125theseG3778thingsΤαῦτάTautaG3778to you, hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you beforeG5035longG5035;

15butin caseἐὰνeanG1437I amG1019delayedβραδύνω,bradunōG1019, I writesoἵναinaG2443that you will knowG3609howπῶςpōsG4459one oughtδεῖdeiG1163to conductἀναστρέφεσθαι,anastrephesthaiG390himself inthe householdοἴκῳoikōG3624of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichἥτιςhētisG3748is thechurchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577ofthe livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thepillarστῦλοςstulosG4769and supportἑδραίωμαhedraiōmaG1477of the truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16By commonG3672confessionG3672,greatμέγαmegaG3173isthe mysteryμυστήριον,mustērionG3466of godlinessεὐσεβείαςeusebeiasG2150:He whoὃςhosG3739wasrevealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561, WasvindicatedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344in the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,SeenG3708by angelsἀγγέλοις,angeloisG32,ProclaimedἐκηρύχθηekēruchthēG2784amongG1722the nationsἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,BelievedἐπιστεύθηepisteuthēG4100on in the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,TakenἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353up in gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

Overseers and Deacons

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 3