New International Version. not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

not overindulging in wine, not a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money. - What is the meaning of 1 Timothy 3:3?

He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but he must be gentle. He must not be quarrelsome or love money.

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, ...

1 Timothy 3:3 — New Living Translation (NLT). 3 He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money.

1 Timothy 3:3-7 New Living Translation (NLT) He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money.

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband ...

1 This saying is trustworthy: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task. 2Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable, married only once, ...

1This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.” 2So a church leader must be a man whose life is ...