A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

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[a](A)An overseer, then, must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife, [b](C)temperate, self-controlled, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)skillful in teaching,

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:2 Lit The
  2. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or level-headed

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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Now the overseer is to be above reproach,(A) faithful to his wife,(B) temperate,(C) self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,(D) able to teach,(E)

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12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

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12 (A)Deacons must be (B)husbands of one wife, and [a](C)good managers of their children and their own households.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:12 Lit managing well

12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.

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12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife(A) and must manage his children and his household well.(B)

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Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number, and not unless she has been the wife of one man,

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A widow is to be (A)put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been (B)the wife of one man,

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A widow is to be put on the list [to receive regular assistance] only if she is over sixty years of age, [having been] the wife of one man,

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No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,

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if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, (A)having faithful children not accused of [a]dissipation or insubordination.

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  1. Titus 1:6 debauchery, lit. incorrigibility

namely, (A)if any man is beyond reproach, the (B)husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of (C)indecent behavior or (D)rebellion.

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namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious.

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An elder must be blameless,(A) faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe[a] and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

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  1. Titus 1:6 Or children are trustworthy

11 So He said to them, (A)“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

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11 And He *said to them, (A)Whoever [a]divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; 12 and (B)if she herself [b]divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.”

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  1. Mark 10:11 Or sends away
  2. Mark 10:12 Or sends away

11 And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; 12 and if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”

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11 He answered, “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.(A) 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”(B)

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(A)And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for [a]sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”

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  1. Matthew 19:9 Or fornication

And I say to you, (A)whoever [a]divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman [b]commits adultery[c].”

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  1. Matthew 19:9 Lit sends away
  2. Matthew 19:9 One early ms makes her commit adultery
  3. Matthew 19:9 One early ms adds and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery

I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery[a].”

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  1. Matthew 19:9 Some early mss add the phrase “...and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”(A)

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