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


In Context

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous;

4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

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

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7 Moreover, he must have a good report of them who are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 3:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:5But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:5(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:5(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5(and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)