| Chapter 3 |
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PistoV o logoV× Ean tiV oreghtai episkophn, kalon ergon epiqumei. |
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Prepei loipon o episkopoV na hnai amemptoV, miaV gunaikoV anhr, agrupnoV, swfrwn, kosmioV, filoxenoV, didaktikoV, |
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ouci mequsoV, ouci plhkthV, ouci aiscrokerdhV, all' epieikhV, amacoV, afilarguroV, |
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kubernwn kalwV ton eautou oikon, ecwn ta tekna autou eiV upotaghn meta pashV semnothtoV× |
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dioti ean tiV den exeurh na kuberna ton eautou oikon, pwV qelei epimelhqh thn ekklhsian tou Qeou; |
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na mh hnai neokathchtoV, dia na mh uperhfaneuqh kai pesh eiV thn katadikhn tou diabolou. |
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Prepei de autoV na ech kai para twn exwqen marturian kalhn, dia na mh pesh eiV oneidismon kai pagida tou diabolou. |
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Oi diakonoi wsautwV prepei na hnai semnoi, ouci diglwssoi, ouci dedomenoi eiV oinon polun, ouci aiscrokerdeiV, |
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econteV to musthrion thV pistewV meta kaqaraV suneidhsewV. |
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Kai outoi de aV dokimazwntai prwton, epeita aV ginwntai diakonoi, ean hnai amemptoi. |
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Ai gunaikeV wsautwV semnai, ouci katalaloi, egkrateiV, pistai kata panta. |
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Oi diakonoi aV hnai miaV gunaikoV andreV, kubernwnteV kalwV ta tekna autwn kai touV oikouV autwn. |
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Dioti oi kalwV diakonhsanteV apoktwsin eiV eautouV baqmon kalon kai pollhn parrhsian eiV thn pistin thn eiV ton Ihsoun Criston. |
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Tauta soi grafw, elpizwn na elqw proV se tacuteron× |
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all' ean bradunw, dia na exeurhV pwV prepei na politeuhsai en tw oikw tou Qeou, ostiV einai h ekklhsia tou Qeou tou zwntoV, o stuloV kai to edraiwma thV alhqeiaV. |
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Kai anantirrhtwV to musthrion thV eusebeiaV einai mega× o QeoV efanerwqh en sarki, edikaiwqh en pneumati, efanh eiV aggelouV, ekhrucqh eiV ta eqnh, episteuqh eiV ton kosmon, anelhfqh en doxh. |