1 Timothy 3:9
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
In Context
10Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:19holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
2 John 1:9Whoever goes on and does not remain in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:9-14
Qualifications of Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used… Read the whole commentary →