1 Timothy 3:3 - Easy To Read Version3 He must not drink too much wine, and he must not be a person who likes to fight. He must be gentle and peaceful. He must not be a person who loves money. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 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]. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money; Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible3 They shouldn’t be addicted to alcohol or be a bully. Instead, they should be gentle, peaceable, and not greedy. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version3 not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous; Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version3 Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but Féach an chaibidil |
Look at Samaria!\par The drunk people of Ephraim\par are proud of that city.\par That city sits on a hill\par with a rich valley around it.\par The people of Samaria think their city\par is a beautiful crown of flowers.\par But they are drunk with wine.\par And this “Beautiful Crown”\par is just a dying plant.\par
So I will give their wives to other men.\par I will give their fields to new owners.\par All the people of Israel want\par more and more money.\par All the people,\par from the least important\par to most important people,\par are like that.\par All the people,\par from prophets to priests,\par tell lies.\par
The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes\par to help them decide who wins in court.\par The priests in Jerusalem must be paid\par before they will teach the people.\par People must pay the prophets\par before they will look into the future.\par And then those leaders expect the Lord\par to help them. They say,\par “The Lord lives here with us.\par So nothing bad will happen to us.”\par
An elder {\cf2\super [5]} has the job of taking care of God’s work. So people should not be able to say that he lives in a wrong way. He must not be a person who is proud and selfish or who becomes angry quickly. He must not drink too much wine. He must not be a person who likes to fight. And he must not be a person who always tries to get rich by cheating people.