1 Timothy 3:5

5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God?)

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.

1 Timothy 3:5 In-Context

3 not given to wine, not hurtful, not greedy of dishonest gain, but gentle, not contentious, not covetous;

4 one that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all integrity;

5 (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God?)

6 not a novice, lest being puffed up, he fall into judgment of the devil.

7 Moreover he must have a good report of those who are outside lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.