(A)not overindulging in wine, not [a]a bully, but gentle, not contentious, (B)free from the love of money.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:3 Or combative

(A)Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not [a]insincere, (B)not prone to drink much wine, (C)not greedy for money,

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:8 Or given to double-talk

For the [a](A)overseer must be beyond reproach as (B)God’s steward, not (C)self-willed, not quick-tempered, not (D)overindulging in wine, not [b]a bully, (E)not greedy for money,

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  1. Titus 1:7 Or bishop
  2. Titus 1:7 Or combative

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