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1 Timothy 3:5 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" (For if a man know ➔ not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) "
1 Timothy 3:5
Verse in Context
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Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
(For if a man know ➔ not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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1 Timothy 3:1
"This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
1 Timothy 3:2
"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"
1 Timothy 3:3
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"
1 Timothy 3:4
"One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
1 Timothy 3:6
"Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil."
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