He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited(A) and fall under the same judgment(B) as the devil.

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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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not a [a]novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:6 new convert

they are conceited(A) and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words(B) that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions

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He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,

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