“not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;”
— WEB
1 Timothy 3:3
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”
— KJV
“no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;”
— ASV
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Commentary
Not given to wine--The Greek includes besides this, not indulging in the brawling, violent conduct towards others, which proceeds from being given to wine. The opposite of "patient" or (Greek) "forbearing," reasonable to others (see on Phi 4:5). no striker--with either hand or tongue: not as some teachers pretending a holy zeal (Co2 11:20), answering to "not a brawler" or fighter (compare Kg1 22:24; Neh 13:25; Isa 58:4; Act 23:2; Ti2 2:24-25). not covetous--Greek, "not a lover of money," whether he have much or little (Tit 1:7).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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