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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, |
Subject: Serious study on this passage |
Bible Note: You said- "I find it hard to believe that he would not have said, 'being the husband of one women at a time,' if indeed that was what he really meant." I reply- The phrase is a peculiar one, but the Greek language had readily available words to express "married only once," for which Paul clearly chose NOT to use. His decision not to use the readily available terms to express "married only once" is strong evidence that that is NOT what he meant. You said- "Adultery was the warning here... not polygamy. Where in Scripture does Paul spend energy writing to the Church concerning 'multiple wives'... polygamy? But many times he touched on the problem of unfaithfulness and immorality." I reply- Yes, I believe the peculiar phrasing is best understood in light of all the Scriptures teaching, and that it is a call to faithfulness in marriage and chastity in singleness. Raul Goulden "We reject ...subjective morality as articulated through WWJD T-Shirts, and embrace the objective and clear revelation of God's will for man." -Andy G 3-29-02 |