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1 Timothy 3:3

James Moffatt - New Testament

not a drunkard or violent, but lenient and conciliatory, not a lover of money,

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[For a bishop must be above reproach — he is a steward of God's house — he must not be presumptuous or hot-tempered or a drunkard or violent or addicted to pilfering;

they must abuse no one, they must not quarrel, but be conciliatory and display perfect gentleness to all men.

and do not get drunk with wine — that means profligacy — but be filled with the Spirit,

Deacons in turn are to be serious men; they are not to be tale-bearers or addicted to drink or pilfering;

Where do conflicts, where do wrangles come from, in your midst? Is it not from these passions of yours that war among your members?

be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly instead of being pressed to it, not to make a base profit from it but freely,

Keep your life free from the love of money; be content with what you have, for He has said, Never will I fail you, never will I forsake you.

Tell the older women also to be reverent in their demeanour and not to be slanderers or slaves to drink;

I John, your brother and your companion in the distress and realm and patient endurance which Jesus brings, found myself in the island called Patmos, for adhering to God's word and the testimony of Jesus.

Woe to them! they go the road of Cain, rush into Balaam's error for what it brings them, and perish in Korah's rebellion.

in their lust they will exploit you with cunning arguments — men whose doom comes apace from of old, and destruction is awake upon their trail.

they must be silenced, for they are undermining whole families by teaching objectionable doctrine for the base end of making money.

We beseech you, brothers, keep a check upon loafers, encourage the faint-hearted, sustain weak souls, never lose your temper with anyone;

Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you!

Silver, gold, or apparel I never coveted;

and told them, "It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you make it a den of robbers."

For men will be selfish, fond of money, boastful, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreverent,




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