1 Timothy 3:4
“One that ruleth well his owne house, hauing his children in subiection with all grauitie.”
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1 Timothy 3:4 Context
2A Bishop then must be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behauiour, giuen to hospitalitie, apt to teach; 3Not giuen to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous; 4One that ruleth well his owne house, hauing his children in subiection with all grauitie. 5(For if a man know not how to rule his owne house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?) 6Not a nouice, lest being lifted vp with pride, hee fall into the condemnation of the deuill.
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One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
- King James Version
{He must be} one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
- New American Standard Version (1995)