1 Timothy 3:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”

1 Timothy 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Timothy 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Timothy 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”

1 Timothy 3:9 — World English Bible

1 Timothy 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”

1 Timothy 3:9 — American Standard Version

1 Timothy 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,”

1 Timothy 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Timothy 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”

1 Timothy 3:9 — Darby Translation

1 Timothy 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.”

1 Timothy 3:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Timothy 3:9 in Context — 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.

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

9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

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What Does 1 Timothy 3:9 Mean?

1 Timothy 3:9 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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