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  3:1 ¶
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. |
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3:1 ¶
This [is] a true°
saying,°
If a man°
desire°°
the office of a bishop,°
he desireth°°
a good°
work.° |
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3:2
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach; |
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3:2
A bishop°
then°
must°°
be°°
blameless,°
the husband°
of one°
wife,°
vigilant,°
sober,°
of good behaviour,°
given to hospitality,°
apt to teach;° |
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3:3
no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money; |
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3:3
Not°
given to wine,°
no°
striker,°
not°
greedy of filthy lucre;°
but°
patient,°
not a brawler,°
not covetous;° |
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3:4
one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity; |
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3:4
One that ruleth°°
well°
his own°
house,°
having°°
his children°
in°
subjection°
with°
all°
gravity;° |
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3:5
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) |
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3:5
(For°
if°
a man°°
know°°
not°
how°°
to rule°°
his own°
house,°
how°
shall he take care of°°
the church°
of God?)° |
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3:6
not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. |
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3:6
Not°
a novice,°
lest°
being lifted up with pride°°
he fall°°
into°
the condemnation°
of the°
devil.° |
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3:7
Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. |
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3:7
Moreover°°
he°
must°°°
have°°
a good°
report°
of°
them which are without;°
lest°
he fall°°
into°
reproach°
and°
the snare°
of the°
devil.° |
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3:8
Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; |
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3:8
Likewise°
[must] the deacons°
[be] grave,°
not°
doubletongued,°
not°
given°°
to much°
wine,°
not°
greedy of filthy lucre;° |
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3:9
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. |
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3:9
Holding°°
the°
mystery°
of the°
faith°
in°
a pure°
conscience.° |
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3:10
And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless. |
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3:10
And°°
let°°
these°
also°°
first°
be proved;°°
then°
let them use the office of a deacon,°°
being°°
[found] blameless.° |
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3:11
Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. |
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3:11
Even so°
[must their] wives°
[be] grave,°
not°
slanderers,°
sober,°
faithful°
in°
all things.° |
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3:12
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well. |
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3:12
Let°°
the deacons°
be°°
the husbands°
of one°
wife,°
ruling°°
their children°
and°
their own°
houses°
well.° |
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3:13
For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. |
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3:13
For°
they that have used the office of a deacon°°
well°
purchase°°
to themselves°
a good°
degree,°
and°
great°
boldness°
in°
the faith°
which°
is in°
Christ°
Jesus.° |
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3:14
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly; |
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3:14
These things°
write°
I°°
unto thee,°
hoping°°
to come°°
unto°
thee°
shortly:° |
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3:15
but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. |
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3:15
But°
if°
I tarry long,°°
that°
thou mayest know°°
how°
thou oughtest°°
to behave thyself°°
in°
the house°
of God,°
which°
is°°
the church°
of the living°°
God,°
the pillar°
and°
ground°
of the°
truth.° |
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3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory. |
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3:16
And°
without controversy°
great°
is°°
the°
mystery°
of godliness:°
God°
was manifest°°
in°
the flesh,°
justified°°
in°
the Spirit,°
seen°°
of angels,°
preached°°
unto°
the Gentiles,°
believed on°°
in°
the world,°
received up°°
into°
glory.° |
