Verse 2
1 Timothy 3:2
American Standard Version
2
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Original Language Text
greek
δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι, μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα, νηφάλιον, σώφρονα, κόσμιον, φιλόξενον, διδακτικόν,
English Translation
Therefore, it is necessary for the overseer to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 3 Context
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Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, ord...
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no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
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one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
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(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God (El...
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not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the...
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Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of fi...
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holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
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Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
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Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well.
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For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in...
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These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
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but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God (E...
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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justi...
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