not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
9.    Not "pugnacious" or "violent" (NIV; Gr. me plekten, 1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 1:7; lit. a giver of blows) describes a striker. This is a person who resorts to physical or verbal violence to vent his anger and or to settle disputes.