1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
1 Timothy 3
2 How bishops, and deacons, and their wives, should be qualified: 14 and to what end Paul wrote to Timothy of these things. 15 Of the Church, and the blessed truth therein taught and professed.
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It is a trustworthy 4103 statement 3056: if 1487 any 5100 man 5100 aspires 3713 to the office 1984 of overseer 1984, it is a fine 2570 work 2041 he desires 1937 [to do].
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An overseer 1985, then 3767, must 1163 be above 423 reproach 423, the husband 435 of one 1520 wife 1135, temperate 3524, prudent 4998, respectable 2887, hospitable 5382, able 1317 to teach 1317,
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not addicted 3943 to wine 3943 or 3361 pugnacious 4131, but gentle 1933, peaceable 269, free 866 from the love 866 of money 866.
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[He must be] one who manages 4291b his own 2398 household 3624 well 2573, keeping 2192 his children 5043 under 1722 control 5292 with all 3956 dignity 4587
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(but if 1487 a man 5100 does not know 3609a how 3609a to manage 4291b his own 2398 household 3624, how 4459 will he take 1959 care 1959 of the church 1577 of God 2316?),
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[and] not a new 3504 convert 3504, so 2443 3361 that he will not become conceited 5187 and fall 1706 into the condemnation 2917 incurred by the devil 1228.
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And he must 1163 have 2192 a good 2570 reputation 3141 with those 3588 outside 1855 [the church], so 2443 that he will not fall 1706 into reproach 3680 and the snare 3803 of the devil 1228.
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¶ Deacons 1249 likewise 5615 [must be] men 4586 of dignity 4586, not double-tongued 1351, or 3361 addicted 4337 to much 4183 wine 3631 or 3361 fond 146 of sordid 146 gain 146,
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[but] holding 2192 to the mystery 3466 of the faith 4102 with a clear 2513 conscience 4893.
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These 3778 men must also 2532 first 4413 be tested 1381a; then 1534 let them serve 1247 as deacons 1247 if they are beyond 410 reproach 410.
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Women 1135 [must] likewise 5615 [be] dignified 4586, not malicious 1228 gossips 1228, but temperate 3524, faithful 4103 in all 3956 things 3956.
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Deacons 1249 must be husbands 435 of [only] one 1520 wife 1135, [and] good 2573 managers 4291b of [their] children 5043 and their own 2398 households 3624.
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For those 3588 who have served 1247 well 2573 as deacons 1247 obtain 4046 for themselves 1438 a high 2570 standing 898 and great 4183 confidence 3954 in the faith 4102 that is in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
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¶ I am writing 1125 these 3778 things 3778 to you, hoping 1679 to come 2064 to you before 5035 long 5035;
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but in case 1437 I am 1019 delayed 1019, [I write] so 2443 that you will know 3609a how 4459 one ought 1163 to conduct 390 himself in the household 3624 of God 2316, which 3748 is the church 1577 of the living 2198 God 2316, the pillar 4769 and support 1477 of the truth 225.
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By common 3672 confession 3672, great 3173 is the mystery 3466 of godliness 2150: He who 3739 was revealed 5319 in the flesh 4561, Was vindicated 1344 in the Spirit 4151, Seen 3708 by angels 32a, Proclaimed 2784 among 1722 the nations 1484, Believed 4100 on in the world 2889, Taken 353 up in glory 1391.
