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

Titus 2:3

Not greedy

Jude 1:11

Filthy

1 Timothy 3:8

Titus 1:7

1 Peter 5:2

Patient

Not covetous

General references

1 Timothy 5:23

Bible References

Not given to wine

Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain,

"Who, then, is the faithful and prudent slave, to whom his master has entrusted his household, to give them their food in due season?

The Lord answered. "Who then is that faithful steward, the wise man whom his Lord will put in charge of the rations in due time?

"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.

Do not be drunk with wine, in which is riotous living, but drink deep in the Spirit,

For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;

that older women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers or slaves to much wine, but teachers of what is right.

Not greedy

Alas for them! They have walked in the path of Cain; for the sake of gain they have rushed headlong into Balaam's error, and have perished in Koran's rebellion.

Filthy

Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain,

For indeed a presiding officer, as God's steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;

Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind;

Patient

But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.

And, brothers, we urge you to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, lose patience with none.

The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong.

I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Not covetous

"It is written," he said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves."

"The hired servant, since he is not a shepherd and does not own his sheep, leaves the sheep and flees when he sees a wolf coming??nd the wolf worries them and scatters them.

"Why was not this perfume sold for fifty dollars, and the proceeds given to the poor?"

But when Simon perceived that, by the laying on of the apostles' hands, the Spirit was given, he offered them money saying,

"No man's silver or gold of clothing did I ever covet.

Turn away from them. For men of that stamp are not the slaves of Christ, but are slaves to their own appetites. By their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.

"And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, For no one buys their merchandise any more??12 Merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones, Of pearls, and fine linen, and purple and silk and scarlet; All citron wood, and vessels of ivory, And vessels of rare wood and brass and iron and marble;

General references

Do not continue to drink nothing but water, but take a little wine for your stomach's sake, and your frequent attacks of illness.