1 Timothy 3:6 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

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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.]

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American Standard Version (1901)

not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

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Common English Bible

They shouldn’t be new believers so that they won’t become proud and fall under the devil’s spell.

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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.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Not a neophyte: lest being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil.

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