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1 Tim. 3:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

κNot given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patienta, not a brawler, not covetous;

or, not ready to quarrel and offer as wrong, as one in wine.

2 Tim. 2:24• ²⁴And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, (2 Tim. 2:24)

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Not given to wine.

or, Not ready to quarrel, and offer wrong,as one in wine.

1 Tim. 3:8• ⁸Deacons likewise [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain, (1 Tim. 3:8)

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Lev. 10:9• (Lev. 10:9)

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Isa. 5:11‑12• (Isa. 5:11‑12)

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Isa. 28:1,7• (Isa. 28:1,7)

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Isa. 56:12• (Isa. 56:12)

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Ezek. 44:21• (Ezek. 44:21)

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Mic. 2:11• (Mic. 2:11)

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Matt. 24:45‑51• ⁴⁵Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
⁴⁶Blessed [is] that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find so doing.
⁴⁷Verily I say to you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
⁴⁸But if that evil bondman shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;
⁴⁹and shall begin to beat his fellow-bondmen, and shall eat and drink with the drunken,
⁵⁰the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour that he knoweth not,
⁵¹and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. (Matt. 24:45‑51)

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Luke 12:42‑46• ⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household to give the measure of corn in season?
⁴³Blessed is that bondman whom his lord [on] coming shall find doing thus.
⁴⁴Verily I say unto you, that he will set him ruler over all that he possesseth.
⁴⁵But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken,
⁴⁶the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he doth not expect it, and in an hour he knoweth not of, and shall cut him in two, and appoint his portion with the unbelievers. (Luke 12:42‑46)

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Luke 21:34‑36• ³⁴But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares,
³⁵for as a snare it will come upon all that are settled down upon the face of the whole earth.
³⁶But watch, at every season praying that ye may be deemed worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:34‑36)

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Eph. 5:18• ¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled with [the] Spirit, (Eph. 5:18)

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Titus 1:7• ⁷For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not passionate, not quarrelsome, not a striker, not a seeker of base lucre; (Titus 1:7)

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Titus 2:3• ³that aged women likewise be in deportment reverent, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good; (Titus 2:3)

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2 Tim. 2:24‑25• ²⁴And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
²⁵in meekness instructing those that oppose, if haply God may give them repentance unto acknowledgment of truth, (2 Tim. 2:24‑25)

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Titus 1:7• ⁷For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not passionate, not quarrelsome, not a striker, not a seeker of base lucre; (Titus 1:7)

not greedy.

Prov. 1:19• (Prov. 1:19)

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Prov. 15:27• (Prov. 15:27)

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Isa. 56:11• (Isa. 56:11)

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Jude 11• ¹¹Woe unto them! because they went in the way of Cain, and rushed greedily into the error of Balaam's hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah. (Jude 11)

filthy.

1 Tim. 3:8• ⁸Deacons likewise [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain, (1 Tim. 3:8)

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1 Sam. 8:3• (1 Sam. 8:3)

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Titus 1:7,11• ⁷For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not passionate, not quarrelsome, not a striker, not a seeker of base lucre;
¹¹whose mouths must be stopped, who are such as overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre's sake. (Titus 1:7,11)

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1 Peter 5:2• ²Tend the flock of God that [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity but willingly, not for base gain, but readily, (1 Peter 5:2)

patient.

1 Tim. 6:11• ¹¹But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit. (1 Tim. 6:11)

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Eccl. 7:8• (Eccl. 7:8)

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1 Thess. 5:14• ¹⁴And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all. (1 Thess. 5:14)

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2 Tim. 2:24• ²⁴And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, (2 Tim. 2:24)

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Rev. 1:9• ⁹I, John, your brother and joint-partaker in tribulation and the kingdom and patience in Christ [Jesus], was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God and [because of] the testimony of Jesus [Christ]. (Rev. 1:9)

a brawler.

Titus 3:2• ²to speak evil of no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing all meekness toward all men. (Titus 3:2)

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James 4:1• ¹Whence [are] wars and whence fightings among you? [Are they] not hence, from your pleasures that combat in your members? (James 4:1)

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James 4• (James 4)

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not covetous.

1 Sam. 2:15‑17• (1 Sam. 2:15‑17)

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2 Kings 5:20‑27• (2 Kings 5:20‑27)

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Jer. 6:13• (Jer. 6:13)

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Jer. 8:10• (Jer. 8:10)

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Mic. 3:5,11• (Mic. 3:5,11)

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Mal. 1:10• (Mal. 1:10)

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Matt. 21:13• ¹³{i}And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.{/i} (Matt. 21:13)

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John 10:12‑13• ¹²[But] he that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth;
¹³and the hireling fleeth because he is a hireling, and no care hath he for the sheep. (John 10:12‑13)

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John 12:5‑6• ⁵Why was this unguent not sold for three hundred denaries, and given to poor [persons]
⁶and this he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, having the bag, used to bear what was deposited. (John 12:5‑6)

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Acts 8:18‑21• ¹⁸Now Simon, when he saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given,
¹⁹saying, Give me also this power that, on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
²⁰But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thoughtest to obtain the gift of God through money.
²¹Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right before God. (Acts 8:18‑21)

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Acts 20:33• ³³I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel; (Acts 20:33)

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Rom. 16:18• ¹⁸For such as they serve not our Lord [Jesus] Christ, but their own belly, and by kind speaking and fairness of speech deceive the hearts of the harmless. (Rom. 16:18)

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2 Peter 2:3,14‑15• ³And in covetousness with feigned words, they shall make merchandise of you: for whom judgment from of old is not idle, and their perdition slumbereth not.
¹⁴having eyes full of an adulteress and without cessation from sin; setting baits for unstable souls; having a heart practiced in covetousness, children of curse;
¹⁵abandoning as they did a straight way, they went astray, following out in the way of Balaam [son] of Beor, who loved wages of unrighteousness, (2 Peter 2:3,14‑15)

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Rev. 18:11‑13• ¹¹And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn on account of her; for their lading no one buyeth anymore—a
¹²lading of gold and of silver and of precious stone and of pearl and of fine linen and of purple and of silk and of scarlet; and all thyine wood and all furniture of ivory and all furniture of most precious wood, and of brass and of iron and of marble;
¹³and cinnamon and amomum and incense and unguent and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and of chariots and of bodies and souls of men. (Rev. 18:11‑13)

J. N. Darby Translation

not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

W. Kelly Translation

not given to wine, no strikera, but gentle, not contentious, not fond of money,

WK Translation Notes

T. R. has here the clause "not seeking gain basely," taken apparently from verse 8 where it is all right, yet more probably from {vi 29900}{/vi}.