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1 Timothy 3:2

Context
3:2 The overseer 1  then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, 2  temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

1 Timothy 3:5

Context
3:5 But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?
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[3:2]  1 tn Or “bishop.”

[3:2]  2 tn Or “a man married only once,” “devoted solely to his wife” (see 1 Tim 3:12; 5:9; Titus 1:6). The meaning of this phrase is disputed. It is frequently understood to refer to the marital status of the church leader, excluding from leadership those who are (1) unmarried, (2) polygamous, (3) divorced, or (4) remarried after being widowed. A different interpretation is reflected in the NEB’s translation “faithful to his one wife.”



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