1 Timothy

1 Timothy 3:10–11

¹⁰Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.

¹¹In the same way, the women^b must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Additionally	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they	οὗτοι	houtoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
must first be tested	δοκιμαζέσθωσαν	dokimazesthōsan	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine
Then	εἶτα	eita	Adverb	G1534 then, thereafter, next
if they are	ὄντες	ontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1510 I am, exist
above reproach	ἀνέγκλητοι	anenklētoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G410 irreproachable, blameless
let them serve as deacons	διακονείτωσαν	diakoneitōsan	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1247 I wait at table, serve

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the same way	ὡσαύτως	hōsautōs	Adverb	G5615 likewise
women	Γυναῖκας	Gynaikas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
dignified	σεμνάς	semnas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4586 honorable
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
slanderers	διαβόλους	diabolous	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
temperate	νηφαλίους	nēphalious	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3524 sober, temperate
faithful	πιστὰς	pistas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
all things	πᾶσιν	pasin	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Timothy 3:10 1 Timothy 5:22 · 1 Timothy 3:13 · Titus 1:6–7

1 Timothy 3:11 Titus 2:3 · Titus 3:2 · 1 Timothy 3:2 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Proverbs 10:18 · 2 Timothy 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.