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not addicted to wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money, managing his own household well, keeping his children under control with all respectfulness. (But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s community?)

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not given to drunkenness,(A) not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome,(B) not a lover of money.(C) 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) (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. 1 Timothy 3:4 Or him with proper