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"But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?"
— 1 Timothy 3:5, NET Bible
“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”
“(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) ”
“(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)”
“But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?”
“(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)”
“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”
The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,
not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.
He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.
But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?
He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.
And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,