提摩太前书 3:5
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Context
This verse from 提摩太前书 Chapter 3 connects to 9 cross-references. 监督和执事的资格：监督必须无可指责，只做一个妇人的丈夫，节制、自守、乐意接待远人，不好喝酒，不打人，不贪财，善于管理自己的家。教会是真理的柱石和根基。敬虔的奥秘：祂在肉身显现，被圣灵称义。
其他译本
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
(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?)
(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
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