New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 3:6-11

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.

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