1 Timothy 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Timothy 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Timothy 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Timothy 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Timothy 3:5 — World English Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

1 Timothy 3:5 — American Standard Version

1 Timothy 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“(and if any one his own house <FI>how<Fi> to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)”

1 Timothy 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Timothy 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Timothy 3:5 — Darby Translation

1 Timothy 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?”

1 Timothy 3:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Timothy 3:5 in Context — 1 Timothy 3

3 Il faut qu’il ne soit ni adonné au vin, ni violent, mais indulgent, pacifique, désintéressé.

4 Il faut qu’il dirige bien sa propre maison, et qu’il tienne ses enfants dans la soumission et dans une parfaite honnêteté;

5 car si quelqu’un ne sait pas diriger sa propre maison, comment prendra-t-il soin de l’Église de Dieu?

6 Il ne faut pas qu’il soit un nouveau converti, de peur qu’enflé d’orgueil il ne tombe sous le jugement du diable.

7 Il faut aussi qu’il reçoive un bon témoignage de ceux du dehors, afin de ne pas tomber dans l’opprobre et dans les pièges du diable.

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What Does 1 Timothy 3:5 Mean?

1 Timothy 3:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Timothy chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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