Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
New American Standard Bible
(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of
King James Version
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Holman Bible
(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)
International Standard Version
For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?
A Conservative Version
(but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),
American Standard Version
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Amplified
(for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?).
An Understandable Version
For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how will he be able to take care of the church of God?
Anderson New Testament
for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?
Common New Testament
(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).
Daniel Mace New Testament
for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?
Darby Translation
(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)
Godbey New Testament
but if any one does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?
John Wesley New Testament
For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
Julia Smith Translation
(And if any know not to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
King James 2000
(For if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Lexham Expanded Bible
(but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
Modern King James verseion
(For if a man does not know to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For if a man cannot rule his own house, how shall he care for the congregation of God?
Moffatt New Testament
(if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how is he to look after the church of God?);
Montgomery New Testament
For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he take charge of a church of God?
NET Bible
But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?
New Heart English Bible
(but if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
Noyes New Testament
for if a man knoweth not how to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God
The Emphasized Bible
Whereas, if anyone, over his own house, cannot, preside, how, of an assembly of God, shall he take care?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for if a man knoweth not how to order his own family, how shall he take proper care of the church of God?
Twentieth Century New Testament
If a man does not know how to rule his own household, how can he take charge of the Church of God?
Webster
(For if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Weymouth New Testament
(If a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he have the Church of God given into his care?)
Williams New Testament
(if a man does not know how to manage his own house, how can he take care of a church of God?).
World English Bible
(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
Worrell New Testament
(but, if one knows not how to preside over his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?);
Worsley New Testament
(for if any one know not how to govern his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Youngs Literal Translation
(and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)
Themes
Bishop » An overseer, a supervisor
Bishop » The duties of a bishop
Church » Body of Christ » Government of
Church » Garments of » Government of
Drunkenness » Who should not drink
Families » Should » Be duly regulated
Family » Of saints » Be duly regulated
Topics
Interlinear
De
Tis
Eido
Eido
πῶς
Pos
how, by what means, after what manner, that
Usage: 65
Idios
Word Count of 35 Translations in 1 Timothy 3:5
Images 1 Timothy 3:5
Prayers for 1 Timothy 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Qualifications For Overseers
4 Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour; 5 (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:15
But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
1 Samuel 2:29-30
Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?
1 Samuel 3:13
And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.
Acts 20:28
Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
1 Corinthians 10:32
Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
Ephesians 1:22
And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,
Ephesians 5:24
And as the church is under Christ's authority, so let wives be under the rule of their husbands in all things.
Ephesians 5:32
This is a great secret: but my words are about Christ and the church.