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1 Timothy 3:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

3 [He must] not be a drunkard or a fighter, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not wanting to get money by questionable [or, dishonest] means.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

3 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

3 Not given to wine, not combative but gentle and considerate, not quarrelsome but forbearing and peaceable, and not a lover of money [insatiable for wealth and ready to obtain it by questionable means].

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American Standard Version (1901)

3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

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Common English Bible

3 They shouldn’t be addicted to alcohol or be a bully. Instead, they should be gentle, peaceable, and not greedy.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

3 not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

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1 Timothy 3:3
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As God’s manager [of the church], an overseer must be free from just blame, not a drunkard, not a fighter [and] not in love with money.


to slander no one, to be peaceful, to be considerate [or, “gentle”] and to show every courtesy to all people.


And do not get drunk on wine, which results in ruined lives, but be filled with the Holy Spirit.


Similarly, deacons should be serious-minded [i.e., dignified], not saying one thing while meaning another, not drinking a lot of wine [Note: The wine of Paul’s day was used as a common drink, and was either non-intoxicating or far less intoxicating than wine today], not wanting to get money by questionable [or, dishonest] means.


Where do conflicts and fights among you come from? Do they not come from your [desire for] pleasures which produce inner conflict?


You should serve as shepherds of God’s flock [i.e., the church], among whom you minister, providing careful oversight [of the people], not because you feel forced to, but because you want to, as this is in accordance with the way God wants it to be. Do not [serve as elders] simply out of a desire for the income you receive, but because your heart is in it.


Keep your lives free from the love of money [and be] content with what you have, because God [Himself] has said [Deut. 31:6], “By no means will I [ever] desert you or give up on you.”


Older women, likewise, should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to much wine, teachers of what is good.


I [am] John, your brother who participates with you in the suffering and kingdom and endurance [which we experience] in [fellowship with] Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos for [preaching] God’s message and for testifying about Jesus. [Note: Patmos was located in the Aegean Sea between present-day Greece and Turkey].


It is too bad for these people, for they have followed the example of Cain [the murderer]; for the sake of money they have rushed into the [same] error as Balaam committed [See Num. 25:1-5; 31:16]; they [will] perish [spiritually] for having rebelled [against God] like Korah did. [See Num. 16:1-3, 31-35].


And through greedy desires and deceptive words they will exploit you [for evil purposes]. But the judgment that they have had coming for a long time will not delay, but will eventually awaken [i.e., arrive] to bring destruction upon them.


They must be silenced [because] they are upsetting entire families by teaching things they should not be for the shameful purpose of making money.


And we urge you, brothers, to warn those who are idle [Note: The word “idle” originally meant, “insubordinate, or unruly.” See II Thess. 3:6-7, 11], encourage those who are timid, help the [spiritually] weak and be patient with everyone.


For such men are not serving our Lord Christ but their own [unspiritual] appetites. They are deceiving the minds of innocent people by their smooth talk and flattering words.


[You know that] I had no greedy desire for anyone’s silver, gold or clothing.


And He said to them, “It is written [Isa. 56:7], ‘My house [i.e., the Temple] will be called a house for prayer’, but [Jer. 7:11 says], ‘You have made it a hideout for thieves.’”


For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive talkers, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,


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