New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 3:2-13

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.

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