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From the Lat. lucrum, "gain." 1 Timothy 3:3 , "not given to filthy lucre." Some MSS. have not the word so rendered, and the expression has been omitted in the Revised Version.

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Lucre'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/l/lucre.html. 1897.

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