'Sordid' in the Bible
Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, or addicted to much wine or fond of sordid gain,
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,
who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake 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;
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