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Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

1 Timothy 3:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 Ministerial servants should likewise be serious, not double-tongued,* not indulging in a lot of wine, not greedy of dishonest gain,+

1 Timothy 3:8

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 8 Διακόνους Servants ὡσαύτως as-thus σεμνούς, serious, μὴ not διλόγους, double-talking, μὴ not οἴνῳ to wine πολλῷ much προσέχοντας, having [mind] toward, μὴ not αἰσχροκερδεῖς, [greedy] of disgraceful gain,

1 Timothy 3:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 Ministerial servants*+ should likewise be serious, not double-tongued,* not giving themselves to a lot of wine, not greedy of dishonest gain,+

1 Timothy 3:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 Deacons, in the same way, dignified, not double-tongued, not interested in much wine, not mercenary,

1 Timothy 3:8

American Standard Version
- 8 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

1 Timothy 3:8

The Emphasized Bible
- 8 Ministers in the same way—Dignified, not double-tongued, not to much wine given, not greedy of base gain,

1 Timothy 3:8

King James Version
- 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

English Publications (1950-2021)