Footnotes

1. 1 Timothy 3:6 tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”
2. 1 Timothy 3:6 tn Grk “the judgment of the devil,” which could also mean “the judgment that the devil incurred.” But see 1 Tim 1:20 for examples of the danger Paul seems to have in mind.
3. 1 Timothy 3:7 tn Or “have a good reputation with”; Grk “have a good testimony from.”
4. 1 Timothy 3:7 tn Grk “the ones outside.”
5. 1 Timothy 3:7 tn Or “be trapped like the devil was”; Grk “fall into the trap of the devil.” The parallel in 2 Tim 2:26 supports the rendering given in the text.
6. 1 Timothy 3:8 tn Or “respectable, honorable, of serious demeanor.”
7. 1 Timothy 3:8 tn Or “insincere,” “deceitful”; Grk “speaking double.”
8. 1 Timothy 3:8 tn Grk “not devoted to much wine.”