Verse 7
1 Timothy 3:7
King James Version
7
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Original Language Text
greek
δεῖ ⸀δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου.
English Translation
It is necessary also to have a good testimony from those outside, so that it may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
This
is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given...
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Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
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One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
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(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God (Elohi...
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Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the sn...
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Likewise
must the deacons
be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy...
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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 use the office of a deacon, being
found blameless.
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Even so
must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
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Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great...
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14
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 thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God (...
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16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God (Elohim) was manifest in the flesh, j...
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