Thematic Bible: Should not be
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Ministers » Should not be » Greedy of filthy lucre
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,
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Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,
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I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing!
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not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,
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Ministers » Should not be » Easily dispirited
We are afflicted in every [way], but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
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as grieving, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and possessing everything.
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Ministers » Should not be » Men-pleasers
For am I now making an appeal to people or [to] God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
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but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.
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Ministers » Should not be » Entangled by cares
No one who serves as a soldier is entangled in the activities of [everyday] life, so that he may please the one who enlisted [him].
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But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go [and] proclaim the kingdom of God."
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Ministers » Should not be » Contentious
For it is necessary [for] the overseer to be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,
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not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,
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Ministers » Should not be » Crafty
but we have renounced shameful hidden things, not behaving with craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but with the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person's conscience before God.
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Ministers » Should not be » Lords over God's heritage
and not as lording it over {those under your care}, but being examples for the flock.
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Widow's » Should not be » Oppressed
you do not oppress [the] alien, [the] orphan, and [the] widow, you do not shed innocent blood in this place, and you do not go after other gods {to your harm},
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You must not oppress [the] widow, [the] orphan, [the] foreigner, and [the] needy. You must not devise evil in your heart {against one another}.'
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Widow's » Should not be » Deprived of raiment in pledge
You shall not subvert the rights of an alien [or] an orphan, and you shall not take as pledge [the] garment of a widow.
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Widow's » Should not be » Treated with violence
Thus says Yahweh, "Act [with] justice and righteousness, and deliver [the] one who has been seized from the hand of [the] oppressor. And you must not oppress [the] immigrant, [the] orphan, and [the] widow. And you must not shed innocent blood in this place.
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Widow's » Should not be » Afflicted
" 'You will not afflict any widow or orphan.
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