1Ti 3:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. 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 ). no striker —with either hand or tongue: not as some teachers pretending a holy zeal ( ), answering to "not a brawler" or fighter (compare ). not covetous — Greek, "not a lover of money," whether he have much or little ( ).

1 Timothy 3:3

3. 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 Php 4:5).

no striker—with either hand or tongue: not as some teachers pretending a holy zeal (2Co 11:20), answering to "not a brawler" or fighter (compare 1Ki 22:24; Ne 13:25; Isa 58:4; Ac 23:2; 2Ti 2:24, 25).

not covetous—Greek, "not a lover of money," whether he have much or little (Tit 1:7).