1 Timothy 3:6
Not new-produce/newly-planted/neophyte, in-which-place, not deluded into judge-effect/judgment he-may-fall-in of{the devil/slanderous}.
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
In Context
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:2-8
Duties of Bishops and Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how… Read the whole commentary →