Qualifications for Overseers
1 Timothy 3:3
In 9 translations
- BSB
- not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
- KJV
- Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
- WEB
- not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
- ASV
- no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
- LSV
- not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
- YLT
- not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
- DBY
- not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,
- DRC
- Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but
- GNV
- Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ (“not greedy of base gain”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of ἀλλ᾽: NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἀλλὰ.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: πλήκτην. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πλήκτην; Robinson–Pierpont add μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον,
- RP2018
- μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ, ἀλλ’ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον·
- TR-Boyd
- μὴ πάροινον, μὴ πλήκτην, μὴ αἰσχροκερδῆ, ἀλλ᾿ ἐπιεικῆ, ἄμαχον, ἀφιλάργυρον·
- SCR1894
- μη παροινον μη πληκτην μη αισχροκερδη αλλ επιεικη αμαχον αφιλαργυρον
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
- Titus 3:2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
- James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
- Isaiah 28:7These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their…
- Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- 1 Timothy 3:8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
- 1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
- Titus 2:3Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
- Luke 12:42–46And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so…
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Leviticus 10:9“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Luke 21:34–36But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of…
- Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
- Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- 2 Timothy 2:24–25And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a…
- Isaiah 56:11–12Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and…
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