New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Timothy 3:8-16

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.

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