1 Timothy 3:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Ministrants -- in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,

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  • Phil 1:1 : 1 Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;
  • Titus 2:3 : 3 aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,
  • 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
  • 1 Tim 5:23 : 23 no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
  • Lev 10:9 : 9 `Wine and strong drink thou dost not drink, thou, and thy sons with thee, in your going in unto the tent of meeting, and ye die not -- a statute age-during to your generations;
  • Acts 6:3-6 : 3 look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity, 4 and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.' 5 And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch, 6 whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them `their' hands.
  • Rom 3:13 : 13 A sepulchre opened `is' their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps `is' under their lips.
  • Ps 5:9 : 9 For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart `is' mischiefs, An open grave `is' their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.
  • Ps 50:19 : 19 Thy mouth thou hast sent forth with evil, And thy tongue joineth deceit together,
  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
  • Ezek 44:21 : 21 And no priest doth drink wine in their coming in unto the inner court.
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;
  • 1 Tim 3:12 : 12 Ministrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,
  • Jas 3:10 : 10 out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 feed the flock of God that `is' among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

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    6not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

    7and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.

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    9having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,

    10and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.

    11Women -- in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

    12Ministrants -- let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,

    13for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that `is' in Christ Jesus.

  • Titus 1:6-9
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    6if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate --

    7for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

    8but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

    9holding -- according to the teaching -- to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;

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    1Stedfast `is' the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth;

    2it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

    3not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

    4his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

  • Titus 2:1-10
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    1And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

    2aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

    3aged women, in like manner, in deportment as doth become sacred persons, not false accusers, to much wine not enslaved, of good things teachers,

    4that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of `their' husbands, lovers of `their' children,

    5sober, pure, keepers of `their own' houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

    6The younger men, in like manner, be exhorting to be sober-minded;

    7concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

    8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

    9Servants -- to their own masters `are' to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

    10not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

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    11whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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    2feed the flock of God that `is' among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
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    16If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

    17The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

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    2and as to the rest, it is required in the stewards that one may be found faithful,

  • 1 Thess 2:3
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    3for our exhortation `is' not out of deceit, nor out of uncleanness, nor in guile,

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    2of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

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    3if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,

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    3in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

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    3and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

  • 2 Cor 8:20-21
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    20avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,

    21providing right things, not only before the Lord, but also before men;

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    18for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

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    9and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

  • 1 Tim 5:22
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    22Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;

  • Titus 3:8
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    8Stedfast `is' the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

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    7and these things charge, that they may be blameless;

  • Prov 23:3
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    3Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it `is' lying food.

  • 1 Cor 6:10
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    10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.

  • 1 Thess 2:5
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    5for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God `is' witness!)

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    18to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

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    3look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

  • 2 Tim 2:24
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    24and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

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    3and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

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    5wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;