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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: Does "the husband of one wife" in this verse mean one wife at a time or only one wife (never divorced and remarried)? |
Bible Answer: There is only one reason for the divorce, for a Christian, if the wife is not a Christian and she leaves him (1 Cor. 7:12-16). If his wife died, he is also free to remarry. I believe the pastor or deacon should be married. So if he is single, widowed or divorced - he is disqualified. Steve |