1 Timothy 3:5
1 Timothy 3:5
“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Paul reasons that one who cannot manage his own home cannot care for the church of God.
What Does 1 Timothy 3:5 Mean?
In a brief aside, Paul makes the logic plain: if a man cannot lead his own household, he is not ready to take charge of God's church.
The church is called God's own, a family dearer than any earthly home. Caring for it is a sacred trust. Paul simply asks that faithfulness be tested in the smaller circle before it is given the larger.