1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

In Context

7He should also have a good reputation among outsiders, lest he fall into reproach, and into a snare of the devil.

9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

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Cross References

Romans 3:13Their throat is an open grave; With their tongues they have used deceit. The venom of asps is under their lips.

1 Timothy 3:3no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money- lover;

1 Timothy 5:23Do not continue to drink nothing but water, but take a little wine for your stomach’s sake, and your frequent attacks of illness.

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 →

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