1 Timothy 3:8

3:8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, ¹  not two-faced, ²  not given to excessive drinking, ³  not greedy for gain,

1 Timothy 5:23

5:23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion ⁴  and your frequent illnesses.) ⁵ 

[3:8]  ¹ tn Or “respectable, honorable, of serious demeanor.”

[3:8]  ² tn Or “insincere,” “deceitful”; Grk “speaking double.”

[3:8]  ³ tn Grk “not devoted to much wine.”

[5:23]  ⁴ tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”

[5:23]  ⁵ sn This verse gives parenthetical advice to Timothy, to clarify what it means to keep pure (5:22c). Verse 24 resumes the instructions about elders.