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1 Timothy 3:1
King James Version
1 Timothy 3:1
King James Version
3 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
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1 Timothy 3:1
New King James Version
1 Timothy 3:1
New King James Version
Qualifications of Overseers
3 This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a [a]bishop, he desires a good work.
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- 1 Timothy 3:1 Lit. overseer
1 Timothy 3:3
King James Version
1 Timothy 3:3
King James Version
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
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1 Timothy 3:3
New King James Version
1 Timothy 3:3
New King James Version
3 not [a]given to wine, not violent, [b]not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not [c]covetous;
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- 1 Timothy 3:3 addicted
- 1 Timothy 3:3 NU omits not greedy for money
- 1 Timothy 3:3 loving money
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