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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 anyone please tell me where in the bible it speaks of pastors only having one wife i know i read it i just dont remember where |
Bible Answer: 1 Timothy 3:2 2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, NASU 1 Timothy 3:12 12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. NASU Titus 1:6 6 namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. NASU ------------- ------------- Interpretive questions that you must answer. 1) Does the passage mean one wife no divorce previously? 2) Does the passage mean "a one woman man" i.e. not two wives at the time and a man who went to other women outside of marriage (this was not against civil law in NT times)? 3) Leadership in the family is a prerequisite for leadership in the church? One wife is a prerequisite to children that are obedient. |