1 Timothy 3:8
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
1 Timothy 3:8 — King James Version
Verse 8 of 16 in 1 Timothy chapter 3 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
1 Timothy 3:8 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;”
- American Standard Version
- “Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
1 Timothy 3 — full chapter (King James Version)
This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of . Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of . Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses . For they that have used the office of a deacon purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the which is in . These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the , believed in the world, received up into .