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1. This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work.
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1. This is a true G4103 saying G3056 , If a man G1536 desire G3713 the office of a bishop G1984 , he desireth G1937 a good G2570 work G2041 .
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2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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2. A bishop G1985 then G3767 must G1163 be G1511 blameless G423 , the husband G435 of one G3391 wife G1135 , vigilant G3524 , sober G4998 , of good behavior G2887 , given to hospitality G5382 , apt to teach G1317 ;
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3. not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
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3. Not G3361 given to wine G3943 , no G3361 striker G4131 , not G3361 greedy of filthy lucre G146 ; but G235 patient G1933 , not a brawler G269 , not covetous G866 ;
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4. one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence
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4. One that ruleth G4291 well G2573 his own G2398 house G3624 , having G2192 his children G5043 in G1722 subjection G5292 with G3326 all G3956 gravity G4587 ;
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5. (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);
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5. ( For G1161 if G1487 a man G5100 know G1492 not G3756 how to rule G4291 his own G2398 house G3624 , how G4459 shall he take care of G1959 the church G1577 of God G2316 ?)
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6. not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
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6. Not G3361 a novice G3504 , lest G3363 being lifted up with pride G5187 he fall G1706 into G1519 the condemnation G2917 of the G3588 devil G1228 .
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7. Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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7. Moreover G1161 he G846 must G1163 G2532 have G2192 a good G2570 report G3141 of G575 them which are without G1855 ; lest G3363 he fall G1706 into G1519 reproach G3680 and G2532 the snare G3803 of the G3588 devil G1228 .
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8. Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money,
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8. Likewise G5615 must the deacons G1249 be grave G4586 , not G3361 doubletongued G1351 , not G3361 given G4337 to much G4183 wine G3631 , not G3361 greedy of filthy lucre G146 ;
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9. holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
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9. Holding G2192 the G3588 mystery G3466 of the G3588 faith G4102 in G1722 a pure G2513 conscience G4893 .
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10. But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.
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10. And G2532 let these G3778 also G1161 first G4412 be proved G1381 ; then G1534 let them use the office of a deacon G1247 , being G5607 found blameless G410 .
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11. Likewise their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
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11. Even so G5615 must their wives G1135 be grave G4586 , not G3361 slanderers G1228 , sober G3524 , faithful G4103 in G1722 all things G3956 .
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12. Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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12. Let the deacons G1249 be G2077 the husbands G435 of one G3391 wife G1135 , ruling G4291 their children G5043 and G2532 their own G2398 houses G3624 well G2573 .
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13. For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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13. For G1063 they that have used the office of a deacon G1247 well G2573 purchase G4046 to themselves G1438 a good G2570 degree G898 , and G2532 great G4183 boldness G3954 in G1722 the faith G4102 which G3588 is in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 .
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14. These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly;
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14. These things G5023 write G1125 I unto thee G4671 , hoping G1679 to come G2064 unto G4314 thee G4571 shortly G5032 :
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15. but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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15. But G1161 if G1437 I tarry long G1019 , that G2443 thou mayest know G1492 how G4459 thou oughtest G1163 to behave thyself G390 in G1722 the house G3624 of God G2316 , which G3748 is G2076 the church G1577 of the living G2198 God G2316 , the pillar G4769 and G2532 ground G1477 of the G3588 truth G225 .
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16. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
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16. And G2532 without controversy G3672 great G3173 is G2076 the G3588 mystery G3466 of godliness G2150 : God G2316 was manifest G5319 in G1722 the flesh G4561 , justified G1344 in G1722 the Spirit G4151 , seen G3700 of angels G32 , preached G2784 unto G1722 the Gentiles G1484 , believed on G4100 in G1722 the world G2889 , received up G353 into G1722 glory G1391 .
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