1 Timothy 3:9
1 Timothy 3:8-13 The Message (MSG)
The same goes for those who want to be servants in the church: serious, not deceitful, not too free with the bottle, not in it for what they can get out of it. They must be reverent before the mystery of the faith, not using their position to try to run things. Let them prove themselves first. If they show they can do it, take them on. No exceptions are to be made for women—same qualifications: serious, dependable, not sharp-tongued, not overfond of wine. Servants in the church are to be committed to their spouses, attentive to their own children, and diligent in looking after their own affairs. Those who do this servant work will come to be highly respected, a real credit to this Jesus-faith.
1 Timothy 3:9 King James Version (KJV)
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
1 Timothy 3:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
1 Timothy 3:9 New Century Version (NCV)
With a clear conscience they must follow the secret of the faith that God made known to us.
1 Timothy 3:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
1 Timothy 3:9 New International Version (NIV)
They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
1 Timothy 3:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
1 Timothy 3:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
but upholding and fully understanding the mystery [that is, the true doctrine] of the [Christian] faith with a clear conscience [resulting from behavior consistent with spiritual maturity].
1 Timothy 3:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience.