Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived: the poison of Aspes is under their lips.
1 Timothy 3:8 - William Tyndale New Testament ¶ Likewise must the deacons be honest, not double tongued, not given unto much drinking, neither unto filthy lucre: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Common English Bible In the same way, servants in the church should be dignified, not two-faced, heavy drinkers, or greedy for money. Catholic Public Domain Version Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre: |
Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived: the poison of Aspes is under their lips.
¶ Paul and Timotheus the servants of Iesu Christ. To all the saints in Christ Iesu which are at Philippos, with the bishops and deacons.
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife and such as rule their children well, and their own households.
Yee and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, of honest behavior, honestly apparelled, harbourous, apt to teach,
not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine, for thy stomach's sake, and thine often diseases.
For a bishop must be such as no man can complain on, as it be cometh the minister of God not stubborn, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre:
And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment, as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things,
Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren these things ought not so to be.
see that ye feed Christe's flock, which is among you, taking the oversight of them, not as though ye were compelled thereto: but willingly: Not for the desire of filthy lucre: but of a good mind.