1 Timothy 3:9
Holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
In Context
8Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for gain;
10Let these be tested first; then, if blameless, let them serve as deacons.
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:19Holding on to faith and a good conscience; which some have rejected and so shipwrecked their faith:
2 John 1:9Whoever runs too far ahead, and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. He who abides in the teaching of Christ 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 →