1 Timothy 3:8 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
Deacons in like manner [must be ]grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
LSV Literal Standard Version
Servants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Deacons, likewise, should be dignified, not double-talkers. They should not drink too much wine or be greedy.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Lykwyse must the deacons be honest not double tonged not geve vnto moche drynkinge nether vnto filthy lucre:
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
Ministrants — in like manner grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to filthy lucre,
FBV Free Bible Version
Similarly deacons should be respected, and not be hypocritical. They should not be addicted to drink, and should not be trying to dishonestly enrich themselves.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Asimismo los Diáconos sean modestos, no dobles en palabras, no dados á mucho vino, ni sequaces de ganancias torpes:
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Los diáconos asimismo, [deben ser] honestos, no bilingües, no dados á mucho vino, no amadores de torpes ganancias;
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Los diáconos, de igual manera, deben ser personas respetables y veraces; no han de ser dados a la bebida ni a los negocios sucios;
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Asimismo, [los ]diáconos, sean serios, sin doblez de lengua, dignos de respeto, no de doble palabra, no adictos a mucho vino, no codiciosos de ganancia deshonesta,
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Del mismo modo, los diáconos deben ser respetables y no hipócritas. No deben ser adictos a la bebida, y no deben tratar de enriquecerse de manera deshonesta.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Los diáconos, de la misma manera, deben ser dignos, no de doble palabra, no dados a mucho vino ni codiciosos de ganancias deshonestas.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
διακονους ωσαυτως σεμνους, μη διλογους, μη οινω πολλω προσεχοντας, μη αισχροκερδεις,
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
διακονουσ ωσαυτωσ σεμνουσ μη διλογουσ μη οινω πολλω προσεχοντασ μη αισχροκερδεισ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς, μὴ διλόγους, μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας, μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς,
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Diaconos similiter pudicos, non bilingues, non multo vino deditos, non turpe lucrum sectantes:
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Дїа́конѡмъ та́кожде чи̑стымъ, не двоѧзы̑чнымъ, не вїнꙋ̀ мно́гꙋ внима́ющымъ, не скверностѧжа́тєльнымъ,
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Диаконы также должны быть честны, не двоязычны, не пристрастны к вину, не корыстолюбивы,
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Οι διάκονοι ωσαύτως πρέπει να ήναι σεμνοί, ουχί δίγλωσσοι, ουχί δεδομένοι εις οίνον πολύν, ουχί αισχροκερδείς,
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Тако и ђакони треба да буду поштени, не двојезични, не који много вина пију, не лакоми на добитак поган,
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Tako i đakoni treba da budu pošteni, ne dvojezični, ne koji mnogo vina piju, ne lakomi na dobitak pogan,
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
كَذَلِكَ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ٱلشَّمَامِسَةُ ذَوِي وَقَارٍ، لَا ذَوِي لِسَانَيْنِ، غَيْرَ مُولَعِينَ بِٱلْخَمْرِ ٱلْكَثِيرِ، وَلَا طَامِعِينَ بِٱلرِّبْحِ ٱلْقَبِيحِ،
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC