1 Timothy 3
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1 Timothy 3:11-13

111WomenG1135 must likewiseG5615 be dignifiedG4586, 2not maliciousG1228 gossipsG1228, but 34temperateG3524, faithfulG4103 in allG3956 thingsG3956. 125DeaconsG1249 must be 6husbandsG435 of oneG1520 wifeG1135, and 78goodG2573 managersG4291 of their childrenG5043 and their ownG2398 householdsG3624. 13For thoseG3588 who have servedG1247 wellG2573 asG1247 deaconsG1247 9obtainG4046 for themselvesG1438 a 10highG2570 standingG898 and greatG4183 confidenceG3954 in the faithG4102 that is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Timothy 3:11 I.e., either deacons’ wives or deaconesses ↩
  2. 2. 1 Timothy 3:11 2 Tim 3:3; Titus 2:3 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Timothy 3:11 Or level-headed ↩
  4. 4. 1 Timothy 3:11 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Timothy 3:12 Phil 1:1; 1 Tim 3:8 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Timothy 3:12 1 Tim 3:2 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Timothy 3:12 Lit managing well ↩
  8. 8. 1 Timothy 3:12 1 Tim 3:4 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Timothy 3:13 Matt 25:21 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Timothy 3:13 Lit good ↩

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