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1 Timothy 3:8-16

81DeaconsG1249 likewiseG5615 must be menG4586 of dignityG4586, not 2double-tonguedG1351, 34orG3361 addictedG4337 to muchG4183 wineG3631 56orG3361 fondG146 of sordidG146 gainG146, 97but holdingG2192 to the mysteryG3466 of the faithG4102 with a clearG2513 conscienceG4893. 108TheseG3778 men must alsoG2532 firstG4413 be testedG1381; thenG1534 let them serveG1247 as deaconsG1247 if they are beyondG410 reproachG410. 119WomenG1135 must likewiseG5615 be dignifiedG4586, 10not maliciousG1228 gossipsG1228, but 11temperateG3524, faithfulG4103 in allG3956 thingsG3956. 1212DeaconsG1249 must be 13husbandsG435 of only oneG1520 wifeG1135, and 1415goodG2573 managersG4291 of their childrenG5043 and their ownG2398 householdsG3624. 13For thoseG3588 who have servedG1247 wellG2573 as deaconsG1247 16obtainG4046 for themselvesG1438 a 17highG2570 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 18in caseG1437 I amG1019 delayedG1019, I write soG2443 that you will knowG3609 howG4459 19one oughtG1163 to conductG390 himself in 20the householdG3624 of GodG2316, whichG3748 is the 21churchG1577 of 22the livingG2198 GodG2316, the 23pillarG4769 and supportG1477 of the truthG225. 16By commonG3672 confessionG3672, greatG3173 is 24the mysteryG3466 of godlinessG2150: He whoG3739 was 25revealedG5319 in the fleshG4561, Was 2627vindicatedG1344 28in the SpiritG4151, 29SeenG3708 by angelsG32, 30ProclaimedG2784 amongG1722 the nationsG1484, 31BelievedG4100 on in the worldG2889, 32TakenG353 up in gloryG1391.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Timothy 3:8 Phil 1:1; 1 Tim 3:12 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Timothy 3:8 Or given to double-talk ↩
  3. 3. 1 Timothy 3:8 Lit not ↩
  4. 4. 1 Timothy 3:8 1 Tim 5:23; Titus 2:3 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Timothy 3:8 Lit not ↩
  6. 6. 1 Timothy 3:8 1 Tim 3:3; Titus 1:7; 1 Pet 5:2 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Timothy 3:9 1 Tim 1:5, 19 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Timothy 3:10 1 Tim 5:22 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Timothy 3:11 I.e. either deacons’ wives or deaconesses ↩
  10. 10. 1 Timothy 3:11 2 Tim 3:3; Titus 2:3 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Timothy 3:11 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Timothy 3:12 Phil 1:1; 1 Tim 3:8 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Timothy 3:12 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Timothy 3:12 Lit managing well ↩
  15. 15. 1 Timothy 3:12 1 Tim 3:4 ↩
  16. 16. 1 Timothy 3:13 Matt 25:21 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Timothy 3:13 Lit good ↩
  18. 18. 1 Timothy 3:15 Lit if I delay ↩
  19. 19. 1 Timothy 3:15 Or you ought to conduct yourself ↩
  20. 20. 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Cor 3:16; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21f; 1 Pet 2:5; 4:17 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Tim 3:5 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Timothy 3:15 Matt 16:16; 1 Tim 4:10 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Timothy 3:15 Gal 2:9; 2 Tim 2:19 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Timothy 3:16 Rom 16:25 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Timothy 3:16 John 1:14; 1 Pet 1:20; 1 John 3:5, 8 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or justified ↩
  27. 27. 1 Timothy 3:16 Rom 3:4 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Timothy 3:16 Or by ↩
  29. 29. 1 Timothy 3:16 Luke 2:13; 24:4; 1 Pet 1:12 ↩
  30. 30. 1 Timothy 3:16 Rom 16:26; 2 Cor 1:19; Col 1:23 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Timothy 3:16 2 Thess 1:10 ↩
  32. 32. 1 Timothy 3:16 Mark 16:19; Acts 1:9 ↩

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