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if any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly.
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious.
[These elders should be] men who are of unquestionable integrity and are irreproachable, the husband of [but] one wife, whose children are [well trained and are] believers, not open to the accusation of being loose in morals and conduct or unruly and disorderly.
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wildness or rebellion.
Elders should be without fault. They should be faithful to their spouse, and have faithful children who can’t be accused of self-indulgence or rebelliousness.
A leader must be blameless, husband to one wife, with believing children who do not have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.
they must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. Their children must be followers of the Lord and not have a reputation for being wild and disobedient.
if any one be free from all charge [against him], husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.
if one is blameless, a man of one woman, having believing children who are not under an accusation of wild-living or rebellious ones.
If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
To be an elder, a man must not be guilty of living in a wrong way. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be faithful to God. They must not be known as children who are wild or don’t obey.
This is what a leader in the church must be like. Nobody should have a reason to say that he has done something wrong. He must be the husband of only one wife. He must have children who respect him. Nobody should say that they enjoy bad things or that they do not obey their parents.
Such a man is to be blameless, the husband of only one wife, and to have believing children who are not open to a charge of wild living or disobedience.
if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
An elder [1 Tim. 3:1–7] must ·not be guilty of doing wrong [be blameless], must ·have only one wife [or be faithful to his wife], and must have ·believing [or faithful] children. They must not be ·known as children who are [accused of being] ·wild [reckless] and ·do not cooperate [unruly; undisciplined; rebellious].
If any be unreproveable, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.
A spiritual leader must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife and have children who are believers. His children shouldn’t be known for having wild lifestyles or being rebellious.
an elder must be without fault; he must have only one wife, and his children must be believers and not have the reputation of being wild or disobedient.
one who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of wildness or rebellion.
To be an elder, a man must not be guilty of doing wrong. He must have only one wife. His children must be believers. They must not be known as children who are wild and who do not obey.
An elder must be blameless. He must be the husband of one wife and have children who are believers and who are not accused of having wild lifestyles or of being rebellious.
I left you in Crete to set right matters which needed attention, and gave you instructions to appoint elders in every city. They were to be men of unquestioned integrity with only one wife, and with children brought up as Christians and not likely to be accused of loose living or law-breaking. To exercise spiritual oversight a man must be of unimpeachable virtue, for he is God’s agent in the affairs of his household. He must not be aggressive or hot-tempered or over-fond of wine; nor must he be violent or greedy for financial gain. On the contrary, he must be hospitable, a genuine lover of what is good, a man who is discreet, fair-minded, holy and self-controlled: a man who takes his stand on the orthodox faith, so that he can by sound teaching both stimulate faith and confute opposition.
¶ He who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who can not be accused of dissoluteness, nor insubordinate.
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
if any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, who are not accused of dissipation, or rebellious.
If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of dissipation or rebellious.
The men you choose must be well thought of for their good lives; they must have only one wife and their children must love the Lord and not have a reputation for being wild or disobedient to their parents.
I left you in charge in Crete so you could complete what I left half-done. Appoint leaders in every town according to my instructions. As you select them, ask, “Is this man well-thought-of? Is he committed to his wife? Are his children believers? Do they respect him and stay out of trouble?” It’s important that a church leader, responsible for the affairs in God’s house, be looked up to—not pushy, not short-tempered, not a drunk, not a bully, not money-hungry. He must welcome people, be helpful, wise, fair, reverent, have a good grip on himself, and have a good grip on the Message, knowing how to use the truth to either spur people on in knowledge or stop them in their tracks if they oppose it.
any man who is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who are not accused of being wild or unruly.
if anyone is above reproach, a man of one woman, having believing children, not open to the charge of debauchery or being rebellious.
A spiritual leader must have a good reputation. He must have only one wife and have children who are believers. His children shouldn’t be known for having wild lifestyles or being rebellious.
on condition that a man be blameless, married only once, with believing children who are not accused of licentiousness or rebellious.
namely, if any man is beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of indecent behavior or rebellion.
namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.
Each man must be blameless and the husband of only one wife, with children who are believers and free from any suspicion of licentious or rebellious behavior.
An elder must not be guilty of doing wrong, must have only one wife, and must have believing children. They must not be known as children who are wild and do not cooperate.
An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.
An elder must be without blame. He must be faithful to his wife. His children must be believers. They must not give anyone a reason to say that they are wild and don’t obey.
An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.
Their lives must be so that no one can talk against them. They must have only one wife. Their children must be Christians and known to be good. They must obey their parents. They must not be wild.
An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious.
if any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not known for running wild or disobedience.
someone who is blameless, married only once, whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.
someone who is blameless, married only once, whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.
someone who is blameless, married only once, whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.
someone who is blameless, married only once, whose children are believers, not accused of debauchery and not rebellious.
Elders must be blameless, the husband of only one wife. Their children must be believers, and must not be open to the accusation of loose living, or being rebellious.
If anyone is without reproach, a ba’al isha echat (a one woman man/master, see OJB, p.1078, 1Ti 3:2; 5:9), his banim being ma’aminim in Moshiach, and not under accusation of debauchery and zenut or sorrut (rebelliousness, insubordination) [1Sm 2:22-25],
(if any are blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who are not accused of wastefulness or disobedient).
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of being profligate or insubordinate.
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of being profligate or insubordinate.
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children of faith with no charge of wild living or rebellion.
Here’s what you should look for in an elder: he should be above suspicion; if he is married, he should be the husband of one wife, raise children who believe, and be a person who can’t be accused of rough and raucous living.
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
The church leader must be a good man because he looks after God's work. He must not want his own way. He must not get angry or get drunk. He must not fight. He must not try to get rich in wrong ways.
If any man is without crime, an husband of one wife, and hath faithful sons [If any man is without crime, or great sin, husband of one wife, having faithful sons], not in accusation of lechery, or not subject.
if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate --
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