1 Timotius 3:3

3:3 not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

1 Timotius 3:8

3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, ¹  not two-faced, ²  not given to excessive drinking, ³  not greedy for gain,

1 Timotius 4:7

4:7 But reject those myths ⁴  fit only for the godless and gullible, ⁵  and train yourself for godliness.

[3:8]  ¹ tn Or “respectable, honorable, of serious demeanor.”

[3:8]  ² tn Or “insincere,” “deceitful”; Grk “speaking double.”

[3:8]  ³ tn Grk “not devoted to much wine.”

[4:7]  ⁴ sn Those myths refer to legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Tim 4:4; and Titus 1:14.

[4:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “the godless and old-wifely myths.”