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NASB | 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 3:2 Now an overseer must be blameless and beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, |
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Bible Note: God's day to you, magellan2019, and welcome to the SBF, The church tends to focus on this one from the list, eben tho leading the list is he must be above reproach ... a point you mentioned. As you probably know there is no word for wife, in the Greek. The issue of being a one woman man will be debated until He comes. As is the issue of being temperate ... doe that mean no alcohol ... even in food ... fruitcake? Then there is being prudent, respectable, hospitable ... and more. It is commendable for one to DQ himself because of the convictions. Stand by them, as Paul told Timothy later in this letter. Searcher |