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Moreover he must have a good reputation with those who are outsiders, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
And he must have a good reputation and be well thought of by those outside the church, so that he will not be discredited and fall into the devil’s trap.
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation and be well thought of by those outside [the church], lest he become involved in slander and incur reproach and fall into the devil’s trap.
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the devil’s trap.
They should also have a good reputation with those outside the church so that they won’t be embarrassed and fall into the devil’s trap.
Furthermore, he must be well regarded by outsiders, so that he won’t fall into disgrace and into the Adversary’s trap.
Finally, they must be well-respected by people who are not followers. Then they won't be trapped and disgraced by the devil.
But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.
And he must also have a good testimony from the ones outside, in order that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
Moreover he must have a good testimony of them who are without: lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
An elder must also have the respect of people who are not part of the church. Then he will not be criticized by others and be caught in the devil’s trap.
Also, people outside the church should agree that the leader is a good person. Then nobody can say anything bad against him. And so, he will not come under the Devil's power.
In addition, he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the Devil’s trap.
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
An elder must also have ·the respect of [a good reputation among] ·people who are not in the church [L outsiders] so he will not ·be criticized by others [fall into disgrace; be caught in a scandal] ·and [or and in this way] ·caught [ensnared] in the devil’s trap.
He must also be well reported of, even of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the devil.
People who are not Christians must speak well of him, or he might become the victim of disgraceful insults that the devil sets as traps for him.
He should be a man who is respected by the people outside the church, so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the Devil's trap.
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the Devil’s trap.
An elder must also have the respect of people who are not in the church. Then he will not be criticized by others and caught in the devil’s trap.
He must be well thought of by outsiders, so he doesn’t fall into disgrace and the trap set for him by the Devil.
It is quite true to say that a man who sets his heart on holding office has laudable ambition. Well, for the office of a bishop a man must be of blameless reputation, he must be married to one wife only, and be a man of self-control and discretion. He must be a man of disciplined life; he must be hospitable and have the gift of teaching. He must be neither intemperate nor violent, but gentle. He must not be a controversialist nor must he be fond of money-grabbing. He must have proper authority in his own household, and be able to control and command the respect of his children. (For if a man cannot rule in his own house how can he look after the Church of God?). He must not be a beginner in the faith, for fear of his becoming conceited and sharing Satan’s downfall. He should, in addition to the above qualifications, have a good reputation with the outside world, in case his good name is attacked and he is caught by the devil that way.
Moreover he must have a good report of those who are outside lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
But he must also have a good testimony from those outside, in order that he may not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
Also, he must be well spoken of by people outside the church—those who aren’t Christians—so that Satan can’t trap him with many accusations and leave him without freedom to lead his flock.
If anyone wants to provide leadership in the church, good! But there are preconditions: A leader must be well-thought-of, committed to his wife, cool and collected, accessible, and hospitable. He must know what he’s talking about, not be overfond of wine, not pushy but gentle, not thin-skinned, not money-hungry. He must handle his own affairs well, attentive to his own children and having their respect. For if someone is unable to handle his own affairs, how can he take care of God’s church? He must not be a new believer, lest the position go to his head and the Devil trip him up. Outsiders must think well of him, or else the Devil will figure out a way to lure him into his trap.
Moreover he must have a good reputation among those who are outsiders, so that he does not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
And it is also necessary for an overseer to have a good reputation with those outside, lest he fall into reproach, · which is the snare of the devil.
People who are not Christians must speak well of him, or he might become the victim of disgraceful insults that the devil sets as traps for him.
He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, the devil’s trap.
And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
He must also enjoy a good reputation among outsiders so that he may not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s snare.
An elder must also have the respect of people who are not in the church so he will not be criticized by others and caught in the devil’s trap.
And he must be well thought of by those outside the faith, so that he may not fall into disgrace and be caught by the devil’s trap.
The leader must also be respected by those who are outside the church. Then he will not be put to shame. He will not fall into the devil’s trap.
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
A church leader must be respected by people who are not Christians so nothing can be said against him. In that way, he will not be trapped by the devil.
Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap.
He must also be well reported of among those who are outside, lest he fall into rebuke and the snare of the evil speaker.
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
In addition, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he may not incur reproach and fall into the devil’s snare.
Now it is necessary also for him to have a keter shem tov (good name) with the outsiders, lest he might fall into reproach and a pakh (pitfall, trap) of Hasatan.
He must also be of good reputation, even among outsiders, lest he fall into rebuke and the snare of the devil.
moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
moreover he must be well thought of by outsiders, or he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with those outside, so that he will not fall into disgrace and the devil’s trap.
He should also be respected for his character and known as an honorable person by people outside of the church so as to avoid the trips, traps, and pitfalls of the devil.
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
People who are not church people must also speak well of a church leader, so that he will not fall into the devil's trap.
For it behooveth him to have also good witnessing of them that be withoutforth, that he fall not into reproof, and into the snare of the devil.
and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
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