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KJV

1 Timothy 3:5

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Parallel Translations

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(for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)

Cross References

1 Samuel 3:13 Ephesians 5:24 Acts 20:28 Ephesians 5:32 Ephesians 1:22 1 Timothy 3:15 1 Samuel 2:29–30

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