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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, |
Bible Question: Can/Should a pastor whose wife left and then divorced him remain in the ministry? |
Bible Answer: Yes. Paul was probably not referring here to having one wife in the entire lifetime but was instead referring to polygamy and promiscuity. His focus was the leader setting a strict personal discipline that was pure in conduct in their lives. |