1 Timothy 3:5

5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)

1 Timothy 3:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
ESV
5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?
NLT
5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
MSG
5 For if someone is unable to handle his own affairs, how can he take care of God's church?
CSB
5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God's church?)

1 Timothy 3:5 In-Context

3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S 1 Corinthians 10:32
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