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 Il faut qu’il dirige bien sa propre maison, et qu’il tienne ses enfants dans la soumission et dans une parfaite honnêteté;

5 car si quelqu’un ne sait pas diriger sa propre maison, comment prendra-t-il soin de l’Église de Dieu?

6 Il ne faut pas qu’il soit un nouveau converti, de peur qu’enflé d’orgueil il ne tombe sous le jugement du diable.

7 Il faut aussi qu’il reçoive un bon témoignage de ceux du dehors, afin de ne pas tomber dans l’opprobre et dans les pièges du diable.

8 Les diacres aussi doivent être honnêtes, éloignés de la duplicité, des excès du vin, d’un gain sordide,

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What Does 1 Timothy 3:6 Mean?

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