1 Timothy 3:3
“Not giuen to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous;”
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1 Timothy 3:3 Context
1This is a true saying: If a man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a good worke. 2A Bishop then must be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behauiour, giuen to hospitalitie, apt to teach; 3Not giuen to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous; 4One that ruleth well his owne house, hauing his children in subiection with all grauitie. 5(For if a man know not how to rule his owne house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?)
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Other Translations for 1 Timothy 3:3
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
- King James Version
not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
- Basic English Bible
not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,
- Darby Bible
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous;
- Webster's Bible
not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
- Weymouth Bible
not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
- World English Bible
not youun myche to wyn, not a smytere, but temperat, not ful of chiding, not coueitouse, wel reulinge his hous,
- Wycliffe Bible
not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for 1 Timothy 3:3
1Ti 3:3 Not given to wine. Not a drunken brawler is the idea of the Greek. We must always bear in mind that the church had been formed of Gentiles whose morals had been at a very low standard.