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Lucre

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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'Gain,' such as a judge should not have wished for or accepted. 1 Samuel 8:3 . In the N.T. it is called 'filthy' or 'base gain:' the desire for it rendered a man ineligible for the position of elder in the church, etc. 1 Timothy 3:3,8; Titus 1:7,11; 1 Peter 5:2 .

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Lucre'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​l/lucre.html. 1897.
 
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