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

Likewise the deacons are to be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of ill gain,

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest you die, a statute forever throughout your generations.

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to go after strong drink; tarrying in the twilight while wine inflames them!

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower which is on the head of the fat valleys of those who are overcome with wine!

They say, come, Let us take wine, and let us gulp strong drink; and tomorrow shall be like today, and much more abundant.

And every priest shall not drink wine when they enter the inner court.

If a man walks with wind and lies falsely, saying, I will drop words to you for wine and for strong drink, he shall even be a dropper of words for this people.

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord has made ruler over His household, to give them food in due season?

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall set over his houseservants, to give them their portion of food in season?

And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with headaches and drinking and anxieties of this life; and that day should suddenly come on you;

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess, but be filled with the Spirit,

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;

Let the aged women likewise be in reverent behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved by much wine, teachers of good;

Not greedy

So are the ways of everyone who gains unjust gain; it takes away its owners' life.

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.

Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough; and they are shepherds who cannot understand. They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, to his own end.

Woe to them! For they went the way of Cain, and gave themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

Filthy

Likewise the deacons are to be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of ill gain,

And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after ill gain and took bribes and perverted judgment.

For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;

Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;

Patient

But you, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Now we exhort you, brothers, warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,

I, John, who also am your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island that is called Patmos, for the Word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Not covetous

Yea, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came and said to the man who sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest. For he will not have boiled flesh from you, but raw!

And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hand that which he brought. But, as Jehovah lives, I will run after him and take something from him.

For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

Therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall inherit them, for everyone from the least even to the greatest cuts off a profit. From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.

So says Jehovah concerning the prophets who make My people err, who bite with their teeth and cry, Peace! And whoever does not give for their mouth, they even sanctify a war against him.

Who is even among you who will shut the doors, and you not kindle fire on My altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says Jehovah of Hosts. I will not be pleased with an offering from you.

And He said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer"; but you have made it a den of thieves.

But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. And the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep.

Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?

And when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel.

For they who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple.

And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.

And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their cargo any more;

General references

Drink water no longer, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake, and for your frequent infirmities.