1 Timothy 3:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ Deacons,  likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ In like manner the deacons [must be] worthy of respect, not shifty and double-talkers but sincere in what they say, not given to much wine, not greedy for base gain [craving wealth and resorting to ignoble and dishonest methods of getting it].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Common English Bible

⁸ In the same way, servants in the church should be dignified, not two-faced, heavy drinkers, or greedy for money.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit,

1 Timothy 3:8 Cross References

Ezekiel 44:21

No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

Leviticus 10:9

‘You and your sons are not to drink wine  or beer  when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute  throughout your generations.

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues.   , Vipers’ venom is under their lips.   ,

Philippians 1:1

Paul  and Timothy,  servants of Christ Jesus: To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,  including the overseers  and deacons.

1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons are to be husbands of one wife, managing their children and their own households competently.

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer,  therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,  respectable, hospitable,  able to teach,

1 Timothy 3:3

not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.

1 Timothy 5:23

Don’t continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

Titus 1:7

As an overseer  of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,

Titus 2:3

In the same way, older women  are to be reverent in behaviour, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good,

James 3:10

Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd God’s flock among you,  not overseeing  out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you;  not out of greed for money but eagerly;