1 Timothy 3:2
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
δεῖ
It behooves
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δεῖ
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
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ἐπίσκοπος
overseer
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ἐπίσκοπος
a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively)
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σώφρων
self-controlled,
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σώφρων
safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)
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νηφάλεος
sober,
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νηφάλεος
sober, i.e. (figuratively) circumspect
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φιλόξενος
hospitable,
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φιλόξενος
fond of guests, i.e. hospitable
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γυνή
wife
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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διδακτικός
able to teach,
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διδακτικός
instructive ("didactic")
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κόσμιος
respectable,
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κόσμιος
orderly, i.e. decorous
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εἶναι
to be,
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εἶναι
to exist
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