| Chapter 3 |
1 | pistoV o logoV ei tiV episkophV oregetai kalou ergou epiqumei |
2 | dei oun ton episkopon anepilhpton einai miaV gunaikoV andra nhfaleon swfrona kosmion filoxenon didaktikon |
3 | mh paroinon mh plhkthn mh aiscrokerdh all epieikh amacon afilarguron |
4 | tou idiou oikou kalwV proistamenon tekna econta en upotagh meta pashV semnothtoV |
5 | ei de tiV tou idiou oikou prosthnai ouk oiden pwV ekklhsiaV qeou epimelhsetai |
6 | mh neofuton ina mh tufwqeiV eiV krima empesh tou diabolou |
7 | dei de auton kai marturian kalhn ecein apo twn exwqen ina mh eiV oneidismon empesh kai pagida tou diabolou |
8 | diakonouV wsautwV semnouV mh dilogouV mh oinw pollw prosecontaV mh aiscrokerdeiV |
9 | econtaV to musthrion thV pistewV en kaqara suneidhsei |
10 | kai outoi de dokimazesqwsan prwton eita diakoneitwsan anegklhtoi onteV |
11 | gunaikaV wsautwV semnaV mh diabolouV nhfaleouV pistaV en pasin |
12 | diakonoi estwsan miaV gunaikoV andreV teknwn kalwV proistamenoi kai twn idiwn oikwn |
13 | oi gar kalwV diakonhsanteV baqmon eautoiV kalon peripoiountai kai pollhn parrhsian en pistei th en cristw ihsou |
14 | tauta soi grafw elpizwn elqein proV se tacion |
15 | ean de bradunw ina eidhV pwV dei en oikw qeou anastrefesqai htiV estin ekklhsia qeou zwntoV stuloV kai edraiwma thV alhqeiaV |
16 | kai omologoumenwV mega estin to thV eusebeiaV musthrion qeoV efanerwqh en sarki edikaiwqh en pneumati wfqh aggeloiV ekhrucqh en eqnesin episteuqh en kosmw anelhfqh en doxh |