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Verse: 1 Timothy 3:6
KJV
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Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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YLT
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not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
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RV
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not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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RSV
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He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil;
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ASV
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not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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ESV
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He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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ERVEN
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An elder must not be a new believer. It might make him too proud of himself. Then he would be condemned for his pride the same as the devil was.
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