I Timothy 3:5
“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Timothy 3:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
American Standard Version (ASV)English
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Open English Bible (OEB)English
If someone does not know how to provide for their own household, how can they take charge of the church of God?
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
(wenn aber jemand dem eigenen Hause nicht vorzustehen weiß, wie wird er die Versammlung Gottes besorgen?),
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
(Porque el que no sabe gobernar su casa, ¿cómo cuidará de la iglesia de Dios?)
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
(Pois, se alguém não sabe governar a sua própria casa, como cuidará da igreja de Deus?)
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois se um homem não sabe como governar bem o seu próprio lar, como cuidará da igreja de Deus?
📖 I Timothy 3:5 in Context
3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7Moreover 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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