1 Timothy 3:5 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5

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.

7 Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the ^asnare of the devil.

Qualifications of Deacons

8 Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, ^anot given to much wine, not greedy for money,

9 holding the¹ mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

10 But let these also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless.

11 Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not¹ slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

13 For those who have served well as deacons ^aobtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

The Great Mystery

14 These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly;

15 but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and¹ ground of the truth.

16 And without controversy great is the¹ mystery of god¹liness:
^aGod was manifested in the flesh,
^bJustified in the Spirit,
^cSeen by angels,
^dPreached among the Gentiles,
^eBelieved on in the world,
^fReceived up in glory.

Verse Comparison: 1 Timothy 3:5

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American Standard Version
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Amplified® Bible
For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how is he to take care of the church of God?

Contemporary English Version
If they don't know how to control their own families, how can they look after God's people?

Darby English Version
(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

Good News Bible
For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?

International Standard Version
For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?

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?)

New American Standard Bible
(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

New International Version
(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

Young's Literal Translation
(and if any one his own house `how' to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

New English Translation
But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

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