1 Timothy 3:5

5 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of ¹the church of God?),

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1 Timothy 3:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5

For if a man know not how to rule his own house
Which is an affair of less importance, and more easy to be done; not requiring so much resolution, prudence, care, and thought:

how shall he take care of the church of God?
preside over it, rule in it, provide for it, and see that everything is in its proper place, and done according to the will of God. The argument is from the lesser to the greater.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 In-Context

3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.

4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

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

6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil.

7 And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

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1. 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Timothy 3:15

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1 Timothy 3:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Timothy 3:5 In-Context

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