1 Timothy 3:5

for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?

1 Timothy 3:15

you may know how to conduct yourself in the house of God, that is, in the church of the true God.

Acts 20:28

be therefore upon your guard to secure your selves, and the whole flock over which the holy spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 10:32

give no offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.

Ephesians 1:22

for he has subjected all things to him, and constituted him supreme head of the church,

Ephesians 5:24

as the church then is subordinate to Christ, so let women be to their husbands upon all occasions.

Ephesians 5:32

these words contain a very mystical sense, I mean in reference to Christ and the church.

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

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1 Timothy 3:12
a deacon must have but one wife, and govern his children, and the rest of the family in a proper manner.