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The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, without wine, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach, no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money, a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety read more.
(but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?), not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil. And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee, if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate. For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, read more.
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled, holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict. For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision, who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.

Faithful is the saying, If any man aspires to supervision, he desires a good work. The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, without wine, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach, no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money, read more.
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?), not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil. And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Except, as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. And so I command in all the congregations. Verse ConceptsOrderliness In Personal DevotionWork, As Ordained By GodChurch OrderAssignmentThe churchChurch Of GodLife PurposeServing The Church

And if any man is hungry, let him eat at home so that ye may not come together for condemnation. And the rest I will set in order as soon as I come. Verse ConceptsPhysical HungerDiscipline Of The ChurchChurch OrderComing TogetherGoing To ChurchFeeding The Poorcommunionhungerorder

And the apostles and the elders were assembled together to see about this matter. Verse ConceptsChurch GatheringsThe Apostles In ActionResolving Conflictelders




Except, as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. And so I command in all the congregations. Verse ConceptsOrderliness In Personal DevotionWork, As Ordained By GodChurch OrderAssignmentThe churchChurch Of GodLife PurposeServing The Church

And if any man is hungry, let him eat at home so that ye may not come together for condemnation. And the rest I will set in order as soon as I come. Verse ConceptsPhysical HungerDiscipline Of The ChurchChurch OrderComing TogetherGoing To ChurchFeeding The Poorcommunionhungerorder

And the apostles and the elders were assembled together to see about this matter. Verse ConceptsChurch GatheringsThe Apostles In ActionResolving Conflictelders




It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is strong drink? Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted. Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul. read more.
Let him drink, and forget his need, and remember his misery no more.

Faithful is the saying, If any man aspires to supervision, he desires a good work. The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, without wine, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach, no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money, read more.
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?), not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil. And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve as deacons. The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, without wine, faithful in all things.



a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),





And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small. Verse ConceptsThe Honourable Will Be HonouredWives




a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),

For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the la Verse ConceptsLanguages ConfusedAuthority Of PeopleAlphabet

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For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, being an image and glory of God, but woman is a glory of man. For man is not from woman, but woman from man. For also man was not created for the woman, but woman for the man.

Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord. Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body. But as the church is subject to the Christ, so also the wives to their own husbands in everything.




a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),

And if any man is hungry, let him eat at home so that ye may not come together for condemnation. And the rest I will set in order as soon as I come. Verse ConceptsPhysical HungerDiscipline Of The ChurchChurch OrderComing TogetherGoing To ChurchFeeding The Poorcommunionhungerorder

And the apostles and the elders were assembled together to see about this matter. Verse ConceptsChurch GatheringsThe Apostles In ActionResolving Conflictelders





It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers [to say], Where is strong drink? Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted. Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul. read more.
Let him drink, and forget his need, and remember his misery no more.

Faithful is the saying, If any man aspires to supervision, he desires a good work. The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, without wine, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach, no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money, read more.
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?), not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil. And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve as deacons. The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, without wine, faithful in all things.

But speak thou the things that are fitting for the sound doctrine. Aged men are to be without wine, noble, serious minded, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance. Aged women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good, read more.
so that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be serious-minded, pure, homemakers, good, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed. Likewise exhort the younger men to be sober-minded. Concerning all things presenting thyself a pattern of good works in the doctrine: incorruption, dignity, incorruptibility, sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. Bondmen are to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things, not speaking contrary, not pilfering, but demonstrating all good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. For the saving grace of God has appeared to all men, disciplining us, so that, having denied irreverence and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in the present age.