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 [a]novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:6 new convert

And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.(A)

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And the angels who did not keep their [a]proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;

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  1. Jude 1:6 own

The Thousand Years

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven,(A) having the key(B) to the Abyss(C) and holding in his hand a great chain.

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Satan Bound 1,000 Years

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, (A)having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

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He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,(A) and bound him for a thousand years.(B)

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He laid hold of (A)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

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