Revised Version 1895

1 Timothy 3:2-7

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.

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