1 Timothy 3:10
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.”
πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
διακονέω
they should serve
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διακονέω
To serve, to minister, to wait on. Diakoneo. The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. Service is not weakness. It is the posture of the greatest in the kingdom.
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οὗτος
these
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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εἶτα
then
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εἶτα
a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
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δοκιμάζω
they should be tested
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δοκιμάζω
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
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εἰμί
being.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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