Revised Literal Translation

1 Timothy 3

1ThisὁhoG3588isa trueΠιστὸςPistosG4103sayingλόγος·logosG3056,IfεἴeiG1487a manτιςtisG5100desireὀρέγεται,oregetaiG3713the office of a bishopἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsG1984,he desirethἐπιθυμεῖ.epithumeiG1937a goodκαλοῦkalouG2570workἔργουergouG2041.

2A bishopτὸν ἐπίσκοπονton episkoponG3588 G1985thenοὖνounG3767mustδεῖdeiG1163beG1510blamelessἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423,the husbandἄνδρα,andraG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,vigilantνηφάλιον,nēphalionG3524,soberσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998,of good behaviourκόσμιον,kosmionG2887,given to hospitalityφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382,apt to teachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317;

3NotG3361given to wineπάροινον,paroinonG3943,noG3361strikerπλήκτηνplēktēnG4131,notG3361greedy of filthy lucreG146;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235patientἐπιεικῆ,epieikēG1933,not a brawlerἄμαχον,amachonG269,not covetousἀφιλάργυρον,aphilarguronG866;

4τοῦtouG3588One that rulethπροϊστάμενον,proistamenonG4291wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573his ownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,havingἔχονταechontaG2192his childrenτέκναteknaG5043inἐνenG1722subjectionὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956gravityσεμνότητος.¶semnotētosG4587;

5(τοῦtouG3588ForδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487a manτιςtisG5100knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756howG1492to ruleπροστῆναιprostēnaiG4291his ownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,howπῶςpōsG4459shall he take careἐπιμελήσεται;epimelēsetaiG1959of the AssemblyἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?)

6τοῦtouG3588ἵναinaG2443NotμὴmēG3361a noviceνεόφυτον,neophutonG3504,lestμὴmēG3361being lifted up with prideτυφωθεὶςtuphōtheisG5187he fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519the condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

7MoreoverδὲdeG1161heG846mustδεῖdeiG1163καὶkaiG2532haveἔχεινecheinG2192a goodκαλὴνkalēnG2570reportμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ofἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588them which are withoutἔξωθεν,exōthenG1855;lestἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361he fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519reproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680andκαὶkaiG2532the snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803of the devilτοῦ διαβόλου.¶tou diabolouG3588 G1228.

8LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615mustthe deaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249begraveσεμνούς,semnousG4586,notμὴmēG3361doubletonguedδιλόγους,dilogousG1351,notμὴmēG3361given toπροσέχοντας,prosechontasG4337muchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631,notμὴmēG3361greedy of filthy lucreαἰσχροκερδεῖς,aischrokerdeisG146;

9HoldingἔχονταςechontasG2192the mysteryτὸ μυστήριονto mustērionG3588 G3466of the faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102inἐνenG1722a pureκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10AndδὲdeG1161letG1381theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532firstG4412be provedG1381;thenεἶταeitaG1534let them use the office of a deaconδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247,beingὄντες.¶ontesG1510foundblamelessἀνέγκλητοιanegklētoiG410.

11Even soὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615must theirwivesΓυναῖκαςGunaikasG1135begraveσεμνάς,semnasG4586,notμὴmēG3361slanderersδιαβόλους,diabolousG1228,soberG3542,faithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12τῶνtōnG3588LetG1510the deaconsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249beἔστωσανestōsanG1510the husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435of oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,rulingπροϊστάμενοιproistamenoiG4291their childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043andκαὶkaiG2532their ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398housesοἴκων.oikōnG3624wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

13οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063they that have used the office of a deaconδιακονήσαντεςdiakonēsantesG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573purchaseπεριποιοῦνταιperipoiountaiG4046to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438a goodκαλὸνkalonG2570degreeβαθμὸνbathmonG898,andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inἐνenG1722the faithπίστειpisteiG4102which isτῇtēaG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

14These thingsΤαῦτάTautaG3778write IγράφωgraphōG1125unto theeσοιsoiG4771,hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314theeσὲseG4771shortlyG5032:

15ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437I tarry longβραδύνω,bradunōG1019,thatἵναinaG2443thou mayest knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459thou oughtestδεῖdeiG1163to behave thyselfἀναστρέφεσθαι,anastrephesthaiG390inἐνenG1722the houseοἴκῳoikōG3624of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510the AssemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577of the livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316,the pillarστῦλοςstulosG4769andκαὶkaiG2532groundἑδραίωμαhedraiōmaG1477of the truthτῆς ἀληθείας.¶tēs alētheiasG3588 G225.

16τὸtoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532without controversyὁμολογουμένωςhomologoumenōsG3672greatμέγαmegaG3173isἐστὶνestinG1510the mysteryμυστήριον,mustērionG3466of godlinessτῆς εὐσεβείαςtēs eusebeiasG3588 G2150:GodG2316was manifestἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344inἐνenG1722the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,seenG3708of angelsἀγγέλοις,angeloisG32,preachedἐκηρύχθηekēruchthēG2784untoἐνenG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,believed onἐπιστεύθηepisteuthēG4100inἐνenG1722the worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,received upἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353intoἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 3