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1 Timothy 3:7

In 1 Timothy 3 of 1 Timothy.

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “him” (αὐτὸν) before also here.

δεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).mustδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμαρτυρίανmarturiantestimonyμαρτυρία (marturia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “testimony”, the object formG3141witness, evidence, testimony, reputation.This verse uses “testimony”.καλὴνkalēngoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “good”, the object formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.ἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔξωθενexōthenoutsideἔξωθενadverb — “outside”G1855(a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. and prep; with article: the outside.This verse uses “outside”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ὀνειδισμὸνoneidismonreproachὀνειδισμός (oneidismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “reproach”, the object formG3680reproach, reviling.This verse uses “reproach”.ἐμπέσῃempesēto fall intoἐμπίπτω (empiptō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to fall into”, a single actionG1706I fall in, am cast in, am involved in.This verse uses “fall in”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.παγίδαpagidasnareπαγίς (pagis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “snare”, the object formG3803a snare, trap (especially for catching birds) hence, met: stratagem, device, wile.the snareτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διαβόλουdiabolouof the devilδιάβολος (diabolos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the devil”, the of-formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.This verse uses “the Devil”.of the devil

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αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Young’s Literal Translation

and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.

World English Bible

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Darby Translation

But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.

Douay-Rheims

Moreover he must have a good testimony of them who are without: lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

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