Revised Version 1895

1 Timothy 3

1FaithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103istheG3588sayingλόγος·logosG3056,IfG1487amanτιςtisG5100seekeththeG3588officeἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsG1984ofG3056a bishop,heG1487desireth agoodκαλοῦkalouG2570workἔργουergouG2041.

2TheG3588bishopthereforeοὖνounG3767mustbeG1510withoutreproachἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423,theG3588husbandἄνδρα,andraG435ofG435oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,temperateνηφάλιον,nēphalionG3524, soberminded, orderly, giventoG1163hospitality, apttoG1163teachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317;

3noG3361brawler,noG3361striker;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235gentleἐπιεικῆ,epieikēG1933,notG3361contentious,noG3361loverofG866moneyG866;

4oneτοῦtouG3588thatG3956rulethwellκαλῶςkalōsG2573hisG3956ownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,havingἔχονταechontaG2192hisG3956childrenτέκναteknaG5043inἐνenG1722subjectionὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292withμετὰmetaG3326allG3956gravity;

5(butG1161ifΕἰEiG1487amanG5100knowethnotοὐκoukG3756howπῶςpōsG4459toG5100rulehisG2398ownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,howG4459shallG2316heG1161takeG1959careἐπιμελήσεται;epimelēsetaiG1959ofG2316theτοῦtouG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316?)

6notμὴmēG3361a novice,lestμὴmēG3361being puffedupG1519hefallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoG1519theG3588condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917ofG3588theG3588devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

7MoreoverδὲdeG1161heG2532must havegoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141fromG575themG2443thatG2443arewithoutG3361;lestG3361heG2532fallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519reproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680andG2532theτῶνtōnG3588snareπαγίδαpagidaG3803ofG575theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλου.¶diabolouG1228.

8DeaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249inG4183likemannerὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615mustbeG4183grave,notμὴmēG3361doubletongued,notμὴmēG3361giventoG4183muchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631,notμὴmēG3361greedyofG1249filthy lucre;

9holdingἔχονταςechontasG2192theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofG1722theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inG1722apureκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10AndG2532letG1510theseG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413beG1510proved;thenG2532letG1510themG3778serveδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247asG2532deaconsG1247,ifG2532theyG2532beG1510blamelessἀνέγκλητοιanegklētoiG410.

11WomenΓυναῖκαςGunaikasG1135inG1722likemannerὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615mustbeG3956grave,notμὴmēG3361slanderersδιαβόλους,diabolousG1228,temperateνηφαλίους,nēphaliousG3524,faithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103inG1722allG3956thingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12LetG1510deaconsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249beἔστωσανestōsanG1510husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435ofοἴκων.oikōnG3624oneμιᾶςmiasG1520wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135, rulingtheirG2532childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043andG2532theirG2532ownἰδίωνidiōnG2398houseswellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

13ForγὰρgarG1063theyG2532thatG1438haveservedG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573asG1722deaconsG1247gainπεριποιοῦνταιperipoiountaiG4046toG2532themselvesG1438agoodκαλὸνkalonG2570standingβαθμὸνbathmonG898,andG2532greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inG1722theοἱhoiG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102whichτῇtēaG3588isinG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

14TheseG3778thingsΤαῦτάTautaG3778writeγράφωgraphōG1125IG3778unto thee,hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679toπρὸςprosG4314comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064unto theeshortlyτάχει·tacheiG5034;

15butδὲdeG1161ifG1437IG1437tarry long,thatG2443thou mayestknowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459menoughtδεῖdeiG1163toG2443behavethemselvesG1510inἐνenG1722theG3588houseοἴκῳoikōG3624ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG1510theG3588churchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577ofG2316theG3588livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316,theG3588pillarστῦλοςstulosG4769andκαὶkaiG2532groundofG2316theG3588truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16AndG2532withoutG2532controversygreatμέγαmegaG3173isG1510theG3588mysteryμυστήριον,mustērionG3466ofG4151godlinessεὐσεβείαςeusebeiasG2150;HeG2532whoὃςhosG3739wasG1510manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319inG1722theG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344inG1722theG3588spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,seenG3708ofG4151angelsἀγγέλοις,angeloisG32,preachedἐκηρύχθηekēruchthēG2784amongG1722theG3588nationsἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,believedἐπιστεύθηepisteuthēG4100onG1722inG1722theG3588worldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889,receivedG353upG353inG1722gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 3