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1 Timothy 3:2
King James Version
1 Timothy 3:2
King James Version
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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1 Timothy 3:2
English Standard Version
1 Timothy 3:2
English Standard Version
2 Therefore (A)an overseer[a] must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife,[b] (C)sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)able to teach,
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- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or a man of one woman; also verse 12
1 Timothy 3:2
Christian Standard Bible
1 Timothy 3:2
Christian Standard Bible
2 An overseer,(A) therefore, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible,(B) respectable, hospitable,(C) able to teach,
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1 Timothy 3:2
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Timothy 3:2
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 [a](A)An overseer, then, must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife, (C)temperate, prudent, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)able to teach,
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