1 Timothy 3:4 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Timothy 3:4

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

3 not¹ given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not³ covetous;

4 one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence

5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

6 not a¹ novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

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Definitions of words in 1 Timothy 3:4:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Reverence {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Well {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Well {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing 1 Timothy 3:4:

Gravity {I.S.B.E.}
Spiritual Gifts {I.S.B.E.}

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