1 Timothy 3

1 ♥ 📝 F aithful^G4103 is the^G3588 saying,^G3056 If^G1487 a man^G5100 seeketh^G3713 the office of a bishop,^G1984 he desireth^G1937 a good^G2570 work.^G2041

2 ♥ 📝 The bishop^G1985 therefore^G3767 must^G1163 be^G1511 without reproach,^G423 the husband^G435 of one^G1520 wife,^G1135 temperate,^G3524 sober-minded,^G4998 orderly,^G2887 given to hospitality,^G5382 apt to teach;^G1317

3 ♥ 📝 no^G3361 brawler,^G269 no^G3361 striker;^G4131 but^G235 gentle,^G1933 not contentious,^G269 no lover^G866 of money;^G146

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

5 ♥ 📝 (but^G1161 if^G1487 a man^G5100 knoweth^G1492 not^G3756 how^G1492 to rule^G4291 his own^G2398 house,^G3624 how^G4459 shall he take care^G1959 of the church^G1577 of God?)^G2316

6 ♥ 📝 not^G3361 a novice,^G3504 lest^G3361 being puffed^G5187 up he fall^G1706 into^G1519 the condemnation^G2917 of the devil.^G1228

7 ♥ 📝 Moreover^G1161 he^G846 must^G1163 have^G2192 good^G2570 testimony^G3141 from^G575 them that are without;^G1855 lest^G3361 he fall^G1706 into^G1519 reproach^G3680 and^G2532 the snare^G3803 of the devil.^G1228

8 ♥ 📝 Deacons^G1249 in like^G5615 manner [must be] grave,^G4586 not^G3361 double-tongued,^G1351 not^G3361 given to^G4337 much^G4183 wine,^G3631 not^G3361 greedy of filthy lucre;^G146

9 ♥ 📝 holding^G2192 the mystery^G3466 of the faith^G4102 in^G1722 a pure^G2513 conscience.^G4893

10 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 let^G1381 these^G3778 also^G2532 first^G4412 be proved;^G1381 then^G1534 let them serve as deacons,^G1247 if they be^G5607 blameless.^G410

11 ♥ 📝 Women^G1135 in like manner^G5615 [must be] grave,^G4586 not^G3361 slanderers,^G1228 temperate,^G3524 faithful^G4103 in^G1722 all things.^G3956

12 ♥ 📝 Let^G2077 deacons^G1249 be^G2077 husbands^G435 of one^G1520 wife,^G1135 ruling^G4291 [their] children^G5043 and^G2532 their own^G2398 houses^G3624 well.^G2573

13 ♥ 📝 For^G1063 they that have served well^G2573 as deacons^G1247 gain^G4046 to themselves^G1438 a good^G2570 standing,^G898 and^G2532 great^G4183 boldness^G3954 in^G1722 the faith^G4102 which is^G3588 in^G1722 Christ^G5547 Jesus.^G2424

14 ♥ 📝 These things^G5023 write I^G1125 unto thee,^G4671 hoping^G1679 to come^G2064 unto^G4314 thee^G4571 shortly;^G5032

15 ♥ 📝 but^G1161 if^G1437 I tarry long,^G1019 that^G2443 thou mayest know^G1492 how^G4459 men ought^G1163 to behave themselves^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 truth.^G225

16 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 without controversy^G3672 great^G3173 is^G2076 the mystery^G3466 of godliness;^G2150 He^G2316 who was manifested^G5319 in^G1722 the flesh,^G4561 Justified^G1344 in^G1722 the spirit,^G4151 Seen^G3700 of angels,^G32 Preached^G2784 among^G1722 the nations,^G1484 Believed on^G4100 in^G1722 the world,^G2889 Received up^G353 in^G1722 glory.^G1391