New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Timothy 3:8-13

8DeaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615must bemenG4586ofG4586dignityG4586, notinsincereδιλόγους,dilogousG1351,not proneG4337toG4337drinkmuchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631,not greedyαἰσχροκερδεῖς,aischrokerdeisG146forG146moneyG146,

9butholdingἔχονταςechontasG2192to the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102with a clearκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10TheseG3778menG3778must alsoκαὶkaiG2532firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413be testedδοκιμαζέσθωσανdokimazesthōsanG1381;thenεἶταeitaG1534have them serveδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247asG1247deaconsG1247if they are beyondG410reproachG410.

11WomenΓυναῖκαςGunaikasG1135mustlikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615bedignifiedσεμνάς,semnasG4586,not maliciousG1228gossipsG1228, buttemperateνηφαλίους,nēphaliousG3524,faithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103in allG3956thingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12DeaconsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249must behusbandsἄνδρες,andresG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135, andgoodκαλῶςkalōsG2573managersπροϊστάμενοιproistamenoiG4291of theirchildrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043and their ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398householdsοἴκων.oikōnG3624.

13For thoseG3588who have servedG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573asG1247deaconsG1247obtainπεριποιοῦνταιperipoiountaiG4046for themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438ahighκαλὸνkalonG2570standingβαθμὸνbathmonG898and greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954in the faithπίστειpisteiG4102that is in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

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