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1 Timothy 3

1This is atrueΠιστὸςPistosG4103sayingλόγος·logosG3056, If amanG1536desirethὀρέγεται,oregetaiG3713the office of abishopἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsG1984, hedesirethἐπιθυμεῖ.epithumeiG1937agoodκαλοῦkalouG2570workἔργουergouG2041.

2AbishopἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985thenοὖνounG3767mustδεῖdeiG1163beεἶναι,einaiG1511blamelessἀνεπίλημπτονanepilēmptonG423, thehusbandἄνδρα,andraG435ofoneG3391wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,temperateνηφάλιον,nēphalionG3524, sobermindedσώφρονα,sōphronaG4998, of goodbehaviourκόσμιον,kosmionG2887, given tohospitalityφιλόξενον,philoxenonG5382, apt toteachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317;

3NotG3361given towineπάροινον,paroinonG3943,notG3361violentπλήκτηνplēktēnG4131,notG3361greedy formoneyG146;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235patientἐπιεικῆ,epieikēG1933, not abrawlerἄμαχον,amachonG269, notcovetousἀφιλάργυρον,aphilarguronG866;

4One thatrulethπροϊστάμενον,proistamenonG4291wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573hisownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,havingἔχονταechontaG2192hischildrenτέκναteknaG5043inἐνenG1722subjectionὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292withμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956gravityσεμνότητος.¶semnotētosG4587;

5(ForδέdeG1161if amanG1536knowethG1492notοὐκoukG3756howG1492toruleπροστῆναιprostēnaiG4291hisownἰδίουidiouG2398houseοἴκουoikouG3624,howπῶςpōsG4459shall he take careofἐπιμελήσεται;epimelēsetaiG1959thechurchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316?)

6NotG3361anoviceνεόφυτον,neophutonG3504,lestG3363being lifted up withprideτυφωθεὶςtuphōtheisG5187hefallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519thecondemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917of thedevilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

7Moreoverδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532heG846mustδεῖdeiG1163haveἔχεινecheinG2192agoodκαλὴνkalēnG2570reportμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ofἀπὸapoG575them who areoutsideἔξωθεν,exōthenG1855the church ;lestG3363hefallἐμπέσῃempesēG1706intoεἰςeisG1519reproachὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonG3680andκαὶkaiG2532thesnareπαγίδαpagidaG3803of thedevilδιαβόλου.¶diabolouG1228.

8LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615must thedeaconsΔιακόνουςDiakonousG1249begraveσεμνούς,semnousG4586,notμὴmēG3361doubletonguedδιλόγους,dilogousG1351,notμὴmēG3361givenπροσέχοντας,prosechontasG4337tomuchπολλῷpollōG4183wineοἴνῳoinōG3631,notμὴmēG3361greedy formoneyαἰσχροκερδεῖς,aischrokerdeisG146;

9HoldingἔχονταςechontasG2192themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of thefaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inἐνenG1722apureκαθαρᾷkatharaG2513conscienceσυνειδήσει.suneidēseiG4893.

10AndδὲdeG1161letG1381theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532firstG4412beprovedG1381;thenεἶταeitaG1534let them use the office of adeaconδιακονείτωσανdiakoneitōsanG1247,beingG5607foundblamelessἀνέγκλητοιanegklētoiG410.

11EvensoὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615must theirwivesΓυναῖκαςGunaikasG1135begraveσεμνάς,semnasG4586,notμὴmēG3361slanderersδιαβόλους,diabolousG1228, sobermindedνηφαλίους,nēphaliousG3524,faithfulπιστὰςpistasG4103inἐνenG1722allthingsπᾶσιν.pasinG3956.

12LetG2077thedeaconsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249beG2077thehusbandsἄνδρες,andresG435ofoneG3391wifeγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,rulingπροϊστάμενοιproistamenoiG4291theirchildrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043andκαὶkaiG2532theirownἰδίωνidiōnG2398housesοἴκων.oikōnG3624wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.

13ForγὰρgarG1063they that have used the office of adeaconδιακονήσαντεςdiakonēsantesG1247wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573,purchaseπεριποιοῦνταιperipoiountaiG4046tothemselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438agoodκαλὸνkalonG2570standingβαθμὸνbathmonG898,andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inἐνenG1722thefaithπίστειpisteiG4102whichG3588isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

14ThesethingsG5023IwriteγράφωgraphōG1125totheeG4671,hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679tocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314theeG4571shortlyG5032:

15ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437I tarrylongβραδύνω,bradunōG1019,thatἵναinaG2443thou mayestknowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459thououghtestδεῖdeiG1163to behavethyselfἀναστρέφεσθαι,anastrephesthaiG390inἐνenG1722thehouseοἴκῳoikōG3624ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG2076thechurchἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577of thelivingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thepillarστῦλοςstulosG4769andκαὶkaiG2532groundἑδραίωμαhedraiōmaG1477of thetruthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16AndΚαὶKaiG2532withoutcontroversyὁμολογουμένωςhomologoumenōsG3672greatμέγαmegaG3173isG2076themysteryμυστήριον,mustērionG3466ofgodlinessεὐσεβείαςeusebeiasG2150:GodG2316wasrevealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,justifiedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,seenὤφθηōphthēG3700byangelsἀγγέλοις,angeloisG32,preachedἐκηρύχθηekēruchthēG2784toἐνenG1722theGentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484, believedonἐπιστεύθηepisteuthēG4100inἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳ,kosmōG2889, receivedupἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353intoἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

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