KJVNot a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into [the] fault of the devil.
1 Timothy — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1 It is a true saying Chrysostom thinks, that this is the conclusion of the preceding doctrine. But I do not approve of the opinion; for Paul commonly makes use of this form of expression as a prelude to what he is about to introduce, Besides, in the former discourse…