1 Timothy 3:3-5
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3 He should not drink too much wine. He must not get angry quickly or quarrel with people. Instead he should be kind to people. He must not want lots of money. 4 He must take care of his own family. His children must obey him and respect him. 5 A man must know how to take care of his own family. If he cannot do that, he will not be able to take care of God's people in the church.
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1 Timothy 3:3-5
New International Version
3 not given to drunkenness,(A) not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome,(B) not a lover of money.(C) 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[a] respect.(D) 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)(E)
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- 1 Timothy 3:4 Or him with proper
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