3:6a

recent convert: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as recent convert refers to a person who has only been a believer for a short time.

3:6b

or he may become conceited: Paul said that if a recent convert is chosen as an overseer there is a danger that he may become conceited.

conceited: The word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as conceited refers to people who think and behave as though they are superior to other people. They are very proud. In many languages, there is an idiomatic way to say this. The Good News Translation uses an English figure of speech and says “swollen with pride.” See the note on 6:4a. This Greek word also occurs in 2 Timothy 3:4.

3:6c

fall under the same condemnation as the devil: This can also be translated:

incur the same judgment as the devil
-or-
earn the same judgment as the devil

the same condemnation as the devil: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as the same condemnation as the devil probably refers to the judgment that the devil receives. This means that God will punish a person who has become conceited in the same way that he punished the devil for his pride. See the New International Version (2011 Revision), New Jerusalem Bible, Good News Translation, New American Standard Bible, and Contemporary English Version.

Paul did not make explicit here the way that God punished the devil. So it would be best if you also did not make this explicit.

the devil: The devil is the chief of all evil spirits. The name of the devil is Satan. He is also referred to in some parts of the New Testament as “The Evil One.”

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