1 Timoteo 3

1This is a true saying, Ifεἴ · G1487: if; if: not; if: is(QUESTION); if: if only; if: surely; if: else; if: even though
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any man desire theὁ · G3588: the/this/who
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office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie workeἔργου · G2041: work
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2A Bishop thereforeοὖν · G3767: therefore/then
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must be vnreproueable, theτὸν · G3588: the/this/who
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husband of oneμιᾶς · G1520: one
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wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

3Notμὴ · G3361: not
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giuen to wine, no striker, notμὴ · G3361: not
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giuen to filthy lucre, butἀλλ᾽ · G0235: but
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gentleἐπιεικῆ, · G1933: gentle
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, no fighter, notμὴ · G3361: not
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couetous,

4Oneἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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that can rule his owne houseοἴκου · G3624: house: home; house: household
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honestly, hauing childrenτέκνα · G5043: child
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vnder obedience withμετὰ · G3326: with/after
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allπάσης · G3956: all
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honestie.

5For ifΕἰ · G1487: if; if: not; if: is(QUESTION); if: if only; if: surely; if: else; if: even though
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any cannot rule his owne houseοἴκου · G3624: house: home; house: household
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, how shall he careἐπιμελήσεται; · G1959: to care
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for theτοῦ · G3588: the/this/who
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Church of Godθεοῦ · G2316: God
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?

6He may notμὴ · G3361: not
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be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall intoἐμπέσῃ · G1706: to fall into
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theτοῦ · G3588: the/this/who
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condemnation of the deuill.

7He must also be well reported of, euen of them which areἔχειν · G2192: to have/be
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without, lest he fall intoἐμπέσῃ · G1706: to fall into
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rebuke, andκαὶ · G2532: and
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theτοῦ · G3588: the/this/who
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snareαὐτὸν · G0846: it/s/he
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of theτῶν · G3588: the/this/who
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deuill.

8Likewiseὡσαύτως · G5615: likewise
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must Deacons be graue, notμὴ · G3361: not
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double tongued, notμὴ · G3361: not
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giuen vnto muchπολλῷ · G4183: much
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wineοἴνῳ · G3631: wine
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, neither to filthy lucre,

9Hauing theτὸ · G3588: the/this/who
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mysterieμυστήριον · G3466: mystery
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of theτῆς · G3588: the/this/who
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faithπίστεως · G4102: faith; faith: faithfulness
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inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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pure conscienceσυνειδήσει. · G4893: conscience
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10Andκαὶ · G2532: and
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let them firstπρῶτον, · G4413: first; first: previous; first: chief; first: best
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be proued: thenδὲ · G1161: then
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let them minister, if they beὄντες.¶ · G1510: to be
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found blameles.

11Likewiseὡσαύτως · G5615: likewise
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their wiues must be honest, notμὴ · G3361: not
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euill speakers, but soberνηφαλίους, · G3524: sober
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, and faithfullπιστὰς · G4103: faithful
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inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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allπᾶσιν. · G3956: all
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things.

12Let the Deacons beἔστωσαν · G1510: to be
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the husbands of oneμιᾶς · G1520: one
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wife, and such as can rule their childrenτέκνων · G5043: child
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wellκαλῶς · G2573: well
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, andκαὶ · G2532: and
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theirτῶν · G3588: the/this/who
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owne housholdes.

13Forγὰρ · G1063: for
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theyοἱ · G3588: the/this/who
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that haue ministred wellκαλῶς · G2573: well
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, get them selues a goodκαλὸν · G2570: good; Fair (Havens)
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degree, andκαὶ · G2532: and
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great libertie inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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theτῇ · G3588: the/this/who
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faithπίστει · G4102: faith; faith: faithfulness
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, which is inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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ChristΧριστῷ · G5547: Christ
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Iesus.

14These things writeγράφω · G1125: to write
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I vnto thee, trusting toπρὸς · G4314: to/with
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comeἐλθεῖν · G2064: to come/go
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very shortly vnto thee.

15But ifἐὰν · G1437: if
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I tary long, that thou maist yet knowεἰδῇς · G6063: to know
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, how thou oughtest toἵνα · G2443: in order that/to
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behaue thy self inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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ye houseοἴκῳ · G3624: house: home; house: household
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of Godθεοῦ · G2316: God
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, whichἥτις · G3748: who/which
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isἐστὶν · G1510: to be
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the Church of the liuing Godθεοῦ · G2316: God
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, theτῆς · G3588: the/this/who
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pillarστῦλος · G4769: pillar
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andκαὶ · G2532: and
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ground of trueth.

16AndΚαὶ · G2532: and
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without controuersie, greatμέγα · G3173: great
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is the mysterieμυστήριον, · G3466: mystery
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of godlinesse, whichὃς · G3739: which
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is, God is manifested inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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the fleshσαρκί, · G4561: flesh
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, iustified inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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the Spiritπνεύματι, · G4151: spirit/breath: spirit; spirit/breath: breath
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, seene of Angelsἀγγέλοις, · G0032: angel; angel: messenger
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, preachedἐκηρύχθη · G2784: to preach
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vnto theτῆς · G3588: the/this/who
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Gentilesἔθνεσιν, · G1484: Gentiles
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, beleeuedἐστὶν · G1510: to be
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onἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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theτὸ · G3588: the/this/who
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worldκόσμῳ, · G2889: world
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, and receiued vp inἐν · G1722: in/on/among
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glorieδόξῃ.¶ · G1391: glory
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