1 Timothy 3:3

“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”

"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" - 1 Timothy 3:3
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What does 1 Timothy 3:3 mean?

1 Timothy 3:3 (KJV) states: "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" This verse is part of the first letter written by the apostle Paul to Timothy, his young protégé and a leader in the early Christian church. The…

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A Call to Godly Character: Reflecting Christ in Leadership

In 1 Timothy 3:3, we read, "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" This verse presents a portrait of the character that should define those in spiritual leadership. As we unpack its meaning, we gain valuable insights…

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A Prayer for Righteous Living and Leadership

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, humbly seeking Your guidance and strength as we strive to live lives that reflect Your goodness and truth. In a world filled with temptations and distractions, we turn to Your Word, particularly the wisdom found in 1 Timothy 3:3, where…

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1 Timothy 3:3 - "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"
1 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 3:15
1 Timothy 5:3 - "Honour widows that are widows indeed."
1 Timothy 3:9 - "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
1 Timothy 3:1 - "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
1 Timothy 3:14 - "These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:"
1 Timothy 3:12 - "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well."
1 Timothy 3:11 - "Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things."
1 Timothy 3:6 - "Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil."
1 Timothy 3:8 - "Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;"
"Honour widows that are widows indeed." - 1 Timothy 5:3
1 Timothy 3:4 - "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
1 Timothy 3:10 - "And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless."
"Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." - 1 Timothy 3:9
1 Timothy 1:3 - "As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,"
1 Timothy 3:5 - "(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)"
1 Timothy 3:2 - "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"
2 Timothy 3:3 - "Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,"
2 Timothy 3:16
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;" - 1 Timothy 2:3
1 Timothy 3:7 - "Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."
1 Timothy 3:13 - "For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus."
1 Timothy 2:3-4 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
1 Timothy 4:3 - "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth."
1 Timothy 6:3 - "If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;"
2 Timothy 3:5 - “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."