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1 Timothy 3:3
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1 Timothy 3:3
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not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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1 Timothy 3:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
ESV
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not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
NLT
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He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money.
MSG
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not be overfond of wine, not pushy but gentle, not thin-skinned, not money-hungry.
CSB
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not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy-
1 Timothy 3:3 In-Context
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Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
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Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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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.
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(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
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1.
Titus 1:7
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2 Timothy 2:24
3.
Luke 16:14
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1 Timothy 6:10
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2 Timothy 3:2
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Hebrews 13:5
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1 Peter 5:2
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