1 Timothy 3:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”
1 Timothy 3:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 3:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 3:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.”
1 Timothy 3:6 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 3:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. ”
1 Timothy 3:6 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 3:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;”
1 Timothy 3:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 3:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into [the] fault of the devil. ”
1 Timothy 3:6 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 3:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill.”
1 Timothy 3:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 3:6 in Context — 1 Timothy 3
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
What Does 1 Timothy 3:6 Mean?
1 Timothy 3:6 is a verse from the Book of 1 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Timothy chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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