1 Timothy 3:9

American Standard Version (1901)

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

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  • 1 Tim 1:19 : 19 holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
  • 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
  • 2 John 1:9-9 : 9 Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting:

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    10And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.

    11Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

    12Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well.

    13For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

  • 19holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:

  • 5But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

  • 1 Tim 3:7-8
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    7Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

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

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    14not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

    15To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

  • Titus 1:6-9
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    6if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

    7For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

    8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

    9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

  • 10not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

  • 2but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

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    13Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

    14That good thing which was committed unto [thee] guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

  • Titus 2:7-8
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    7in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine [showing] uncorruptness, gravity,

    8sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

  • 1 Cor 4:1-2
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    1Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

    2Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

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    15but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

    16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

  • 18Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

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    15but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: [being] ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

    16having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

  • 9and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;

  • 3how that by revelation was made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote before in few words,

  • 14that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • 1 Tim 3:1-2
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    1Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

    2The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

  • 22But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

  • 2beholding your chaste behavior [coupled] with fear.

  • 3And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

  • 16Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

  • 3But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil [one] .

  • 1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

  • 3For our exhortation [is] not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

  • 2that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

  • 3giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

  • 10so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;

  • 8Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

  • 26[ even] the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,

  • 14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.

  • 12For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  • 11according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

  • 22Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

  • 20O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto [thee], turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

  • 22Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.