1 Timothy 3:6 - Common English Bible They shouldn’t be new believers so that they won’t become proud and fall under the devil’s spell. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He must not be a new convert, or he may [develop a beclouded and stupid state of mind] as the result of pride [be blinded by conceit, and] fall into the condemnation that the devil [once] did. [Isa. 14:12-14.] American Standard Version (1901) not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Catholic Public Domain Version He must not be a new convert, lest, being elated by pride, he may fall under the sentence of the devil. |