1 Timothy 3:3

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1 Timothy 3:3

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Summary

1 Timothy 3:3

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

Not given to wine

Not greedy

Filthy

Patient

Revelation 1:9

Not covetous

General references

1 Timothy 5:23

Bible References

Not given to wine

Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued,

or addicted to much wine

or fond of sordid gain,

“Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die—it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations—

Woe to those who rise early in the morning that they may pursue strong drink,
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!

Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim,
And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
Which is at the head of the fertile valley
Of those who are overcome with wine!

“Come,” they say, “let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink;
And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”

Nor shall any of the priests drink wine when they enter the inner court.

“If a man walking after wind and falsehood
Had told lies and said,
‘I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor,’
He would be spokesman to this people.

“Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

For the

overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

Not greedy

So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence;
It takes away the life of its possessors.

He who profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live.

And the dogs are

greedy, they are not satisfied.

And they are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.

Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Filthy

Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued,

or addicted to much wine

or fond of sordid gain,

His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.

For the

overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

Patient

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

The end of a matter is better than its beginning;

Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.

We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged,

I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and

perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Not covetous

Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting, as he will not take boiled meat from you, only raw.”

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”

“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for gain,
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely.

“Therefore I will give their wives to others,
Their fields to new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is greedy for gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit.

Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray;
When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They cry, “Peace,”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.

“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from you.

And He *said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a robbers’ den.”

He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.

“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?”

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes.

For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

“And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more—

General references

No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.