Verse 14
1 Timothy 3:14
King James Version
14
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
Original Language Text
greek
Ταῦτά σοι γράφω, ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ ⸂ἐν τάχει⸃,
English Translation
I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon,
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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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2
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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6
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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9
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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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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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God (Elohim) was manifest in the flesh, j...
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