New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Timothy 3:12-16
121DeaconsG1249 must be 2husbandsG435 of only oneG1520 wifeG1135, and 34goodG2573 managersG4291 of their childrenG5043 and their ownG2398 householdsG3624. 13For thoseG3588 who have servedG1247 wellG2573 as deaconsG1247 5obtainG4046 for themselvesG1438 a 6highG2570 standingG898 and greatG4183 confidenceG3954 in the faithG4102 that is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424.
14I am writingG1125 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to you, hopingG1679 to comeG2064 to you beforeG5035 longG5035; 15but 7in caseG1437 I amG1019 delayedG1019, I write soG2443 that you will knowG3609 howG4459 8one oughtG1163 to conductG390 himself in 9the householdG3624 of GodG2316, whichG3748 is the 10churchG1577 of 11the livingG2198 GodG2316, the 12pillarG4769 and supportG1477 of the truthG225. 16By commonG3672 confessionG3672, greatG3173 is 13the mysteryG3466 of godlinessG2150: He whoG3739 was 14revealedG5319 in the fleshG4561, Was 1516vindicatedG1344 17in the SpiritG4151, 18SeenG3708 by angelsG32, 19ProclaimedG2784 amongG1722 the nationsG1484, 20BelievedG4100 on in the worldG2889, 21TakenG353 up in gloryG1391.
Notes
- 1. 1 Timothy 3:12 Phil 1:1; 1 Tim 3:8 ↩
- 2. 1 Timothy 3:12 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
- 3. 1 Timothy 3:12 Lit managing well ↩
- 4. 1 Timothy 3:12 1 Tim 3:4 ↩
- 5. 1 Timothy 3:13 Matt 25:21 ↩
- 6. 1 Timothy 3:13 Lit good ↩
- 7. 1 Timothy 3:15 Lit if I delay ↩
- 8. 1 Timothy 3:15 Or you ought to conduct yourself ↩
- 9. 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Cor 3:16; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21f; 1 Pet 2:5; 4:17 ↩
- 10. 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Tim 3:5 ↩
- 11. 1 Timothy 3:15 Matt 16:16; 1 Tim 4:10 ↩
- 12. 1 Timothy 3:15 Gal 2:9; 2 Tim 2:19 ↩
- 13. 1 Timothy 3:16 Rom 16:25 ↩
- 14. 1 Timothy 3:16 John 1:14; 1 Pet 1:20; 1 John 3:5, 8 ↩
- 15. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified ↩
- 16. 1 Timothy 3:16 Rom 3:4 ↩
- 17. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or by ↩
- 18. 1 Timothy 3:16 Luke 2:13; 24:4; 1 Pet 1:12 ↩
- 19. 1 Timothy 3:16 Rom 16:26; 2 Cor 1:19; Col 1:23 ↩
- 20. 1 Timothy 3:16 2 Thess 1:10 ↩
- 21. 1 Timothy 3:16 Mark 16:19; Acts 1:9 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Timothy 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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