Revised Literal Translation

1 Timothy 3:8-13

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.

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