(for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); not a [a]novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:6 new convert

(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)(A) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited(B) and fall under the same judgment(C) as the devil.

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