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Parallel 1TIM 3:8

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BI 1Tim 3:8 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Similarly helpers in the assembly should also be dignified, should only speak the truth, shouldn’t be greedy or addicted to wine

OET-LVServants likewise should_be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to_ much _wine, not greedy,

SR-GNTΔιακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
   (Diakonous hōsautōs semnous, maʸ dilogous, maʸ oinōi pollōi proseⱪontas, maʸ aisⱪrokerdeis,)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTLikewise deacons must be dignified, not double-talkers, not indulging in much wine, not greedy,

USTIn the same way, those who are appointed to assist the leaders should be people who are serious and mature. They should be sincere when they speak. They should not drink too much wine, and they must not have a strong desire for money.

BSB  § Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.

BLBDeacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not being given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain,


AICNTLikewise, deacons should be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain,

OEBSo, too, assistants should be serious and straightforward, not given to taking much drink or to questionable money-making,

WEBBEServants,[fn] in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,


3:8 or, Deacons.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NETDeacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,

LSVServants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,

FBVSimilarly deacons[fn] should be respected, and not hypocritical. They should not be addicted to drink, and should not be trying to dishonestly enrich themselves.


3:8 “Deacons,” directly from the Greek work “diakonos,” meaning servant.

TCNTDeacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, and not greedy for sordid gain.

T4TThose whom you choose to serve as deacons likewise must be ones who conduct themselves suitably/appropriately. Specifically, they must be serious/worthy that people respect them►. They must be sincere/mean what they say►. They must not like to drink a lot of alcohol. They must not be greedy/have a strong desire to get money►.

LEBDeacons likewise must be dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,

BBEDeacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;

MoffNo Moff 1TIM book available

WymthDeacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,

ASVDeacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

DRADeacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:

YLTMinistrants — in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

DrbyMinisters, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

RVDeacons in like manner must be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

WbstrLikewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,

KJB-1769Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

KJB-1611Likewise must the Deacons bee graue, not double tongued, not giuen to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
   (Likewise must the Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,)

BshpsLikewise must ye ministers be graue, not double tongued, not geuen to much wine, neither greedy of fylthy lucre:
   (Likewise must ye/you_all ministers be graue, not double tongued, not given to much wine, neither greedy of fylthy lucre:)

GnvaLikewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,
   (Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not given unto much wine, neither to filthy lucre, )

CvdlLikewyse must the mynisters be honest, not double tonged, not geuen to moch wyne, nether vnto fylthie lucre,
   (Likewyse must the ministers be honest, not double tonged, not given to much wine, neither unto fylthie lucre,)

TNTLykwyse must the deacons be honest not double tonged not geve vnto moche drynkinge nether vnto filthy lucre:
   (Lykwyse must the deacons be honest not double tonged not give unto much drinkinge neither unto filthy lucre: )

WycAlso it bihoueth dekenes to be chast, not double tungid, not youun myche to wyn, not suynge foul wynnyng;
   (Also it behoves deacons to be chast, not double tungid, not given much to wine, not suynge foul wynnyng;)

LuthDesselbigengleichen die Diener sollen ehrbar sein, nicht zweizüngig, nicht Weinsäufer, nicht unehrliche Hantierung treiben
   (Desselbigengleichen the Diener sollen ehrbar sein, not zweizüngig, not Weinsäufer, not unehrliche Hantierung treiben)

ClVgDiaconos similiter pudicos, non bilingues, non multo vino deditos, non turpe lucrum sectantes:
   (Diaconos likewise pudicos, not/no bilingues, not/no multo vino he_gaveos, not/no turpe lucrum sectantes: )

UGNTδιακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
   (diakonous hōsautōs semnous, maʸ dilogous, maʸ oinōi pollōi proseⱪontas, maʸ aisⱪrokerdeis,)

SBL-GNTΔιακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
   (Diakonous hōsautōs semnous, maʸ dilogous, maʸ oinōi pollōi proseⱪontas, maʸ aisⱪrokerdeis,)

TC-GNTΔιακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
   (Diakonous hōsautōs semnous, maʸ dilogous, maʸ oinōi pollōi proseⱪontas, maʸ aisⱪrokerdeis, )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

3:8 must not be . . . dishonest with money (3:3): Greed is disreputable and improper (6:6-10, 17-19; Eph 5:3; Col 3:5), especially for those who lead in the church (1 Tim 3:9; see Titus 1:7).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

διακόνους ὡσαύτως

servants likewise_‹should_be›

Alternate translation: “Deacons, just like overseers,”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ διλόγους

not double-tongued

Here Paul refers to people who change what they say to match the situation as if they were double-talkers, or people who say two words at the same time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “not two-tongued” or “speaking with integrity”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς

not not not greedy

Here, the word translated as greedy could refer to: (1) strong desire for more money and goods than one needs. Alternate translation: “not always longing for more money” (2) gaining money and goods by shameful means. Alternate translation: “not pursuing dishonest gain” or “not being shamed by greed”

BI 1Tim 3:8 ©