G1163–δεῖ–dei

And I write this to you in order that when I come I may not receive pain from those who ought to give me joy, confident as I am as to all of you that my joy is the joy of you all.

ἔδει edei “it was necessary”

For we must all of us appear before Christ's judgement-seat in our true characters, in order that each may then receive an award for his actions in this life, in accordance with what he has done, whether it be good or whether it be worthless.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

If boast I must, it shall be of things which display my weakness.

δεῖ, dei “it behooves [me],”

I am compelled to boast. It is not a profitable employment, but I will proceed to visions and revelations granted me by the Lord.

δεῖ, dei “it behooves [me],”

to spread which I am an ambassador in chains--so that when telling them I may speak out boldly as I ought.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

Let your language be always seasoned with the salt of grace, so that you may know how to give every man a fitting answer.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

Moreover, brethren, as you learnt from our lips the lives which you ought to live, and do live, so as to please God, we beg and exhort you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live them more and more truly.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,

δεῖ dei “it behooves [you]”

A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

δεῖ dei “It behooves”

It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil.

δεῖ dei “It behooves”

But, for fear I may be hindered, I now write, so that you may have rules to guide you in dealing with God's household. For this is what the Church of the ever-living God is, and it is the pillar and foundation-stone of the truth.

δεῖ dei “it behooves [one]”

And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.

δέοντα. deonta “being proper.”

The harvestman who labours in the field must be the first to get a share of the crop.

δεῖ dei “it is necessary”

and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,

δεῖ dei “It behooves”

You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.

δεῖ dei “it is necessary”δεῖ dei “ought”

For this reason we ought to pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away from them.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

In that case Christ would have needed to suffer many times, from the creation of the world onwards; but as a matter of fact He has appeared once for all, at the Close of the Ages, in order to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

ἔδει edei “it was necessary for”

But where there is no faith it is impossible truly to please Him; for the man who draws near to God must believe that there is a God and that He proves Himself a rewarder of those who earnestly try to find Him.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

Rejoice triumphantly in the prospect of this, even if now, for a short time, you are compelled to sorrow amid various trials.

δέον deon “being necessary”

Since all these things are thus pre-destined to dissolution, what sort of men ought you to be found to be in all holy living and godly conduct,

δεῖ dei “ought”

The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, that He might make known to His servants certain events which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel and communicated it to His servant John.

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

After all this I looked and saw a door in Heaven standing open, and the voice that I had previously heard, which resembled the blast of a trumpet, again spoke to me and said, "Come up here, and I will show you things which are to happen in the future."

δεῖ dei “it behooves”

And a voice said to me, "You must prophesy yet further concerning peoples, nations, languages, and many kings."

δεῖ dei “It is necessary”