1 Timothy 3:3

3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
ESV
3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
NLT
3 He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money.
MSG
3 not be overfond of wine, not pushy but gentle, not thin-skinned, not money-hungry.
CSB
3 not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy-

1 Timothy 3:3 In-Context

1 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)

Cross References 3

  • 1. Titus 1:7
  • 2. 2 Timothy 2:24
  • 3. Luke 16:14; 1 Timothy 6:10; 2 Timothy 3:2; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Peter 5:2
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