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1. Faithful is the Word: If anyone reaches out to overseership, 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. Then it behooves the overseer to be blameless, husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, well-ordered, hospitable, apt at teaching;
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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 a drunkard, not a contentious one, not money-loving, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not avaricious;
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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. ruling his own house well, having children in subjection with all respect.
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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. But if anyone does not know how to rule his own house, how will he care for an assembly 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. He should not be a novice, lest being puffed up he may fall into the devil's judgment.
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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. But he must also have a good witness from those outside, that he not fall into reproach and into a 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 are to be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy of ill gain,
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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. having 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. And also let these be tested first, then let them serve, being without reproach.
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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 are to 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 husbands of one wife, ruling their own houses and children 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 having served well gain a good grade for themselves and much boldness in faith, those 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. I write these things to you, hoping 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 delay, that you may know how to behave in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and foundation 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 confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken 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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