1 Timothy 3:6 - Amplified Bible - Classic EditionHe 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.] See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil. See the chapterCommon English BibleThey shouldn’t be new believers so that they won’t become proud and fall under the devil’s spell. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionHe must not be a new convert, lest, being elated by pride, he may fall under the sentence of the devil. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionNot a neophyte: lest being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil. See the chapter |