1 Timothy 3
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1 Timothy 3:8-12

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.
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