1 Timothy 3:8

And so also the deacons should be pure, and not speak double, nor incline to much wine, nor love base gains;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

7And there ought to be good testimony of him from those without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of Satan.

9but should hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

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Cross References

Romans 3:13Their throats are open sepulchres, and their tongues treacherous; and the venom of the asp is under their lips.

1 Timothy 3:3and not a transgressor in regard to wine, and whose hand is not swift to strike; but he should be humble, and not contentious, nor a lover of money;

1 Timothy 5:23And hereafter drink not water, but drink a little wine; on account of thy stomach, and thy continuing infirmities.

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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