1 Timothy 3:5

(if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how is he to look after the church of God?);

1 Timothy 3:15

in case I am detained, to let you see how people ought to behave within the household of God; it is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the Truth.

Acts 20:28

Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the holy Spirit has appointed you guardians; shepherd the church of the Lord which he has purchased with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Put no stumbling-block in the way of Jews or Greeks or the church of God.

Ephesians 5:24

as the church is subject to Christ, so wives are to be subject to their husbands in every respect.

Ephesians 5:32

This is a profound symbol, I mean as regards Christ and the church.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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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
Deacons are only to be married once, and they must manage their children and households properly.