Revised Literal Translation

1 Timothy 3:6-11

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.

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