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1 Timothy 3:9

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Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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  1. 1 Timothy 1:19Rank 1 from verse 9
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    19Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

  2. 2 John 1:9–10Rank 2 from verse 9
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    9Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

    10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

  3. 1 Timothy 1:5Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

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    16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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1 Timothy 3:9

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holding

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of hold. Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent.

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mystery

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A matter or meaning hidden or formerly hidden, secret, unrevealed, or not understood.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

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conscience

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The inward moral awareness that bears witness concerning one's conduct, accusing or excusing and approving or condemning.

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3:1THIS is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

3:2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3:3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

3:5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

3:6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

3:7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

3:8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

3:9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

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3:10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

3:11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

3:12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

3:13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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