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1 Timothy 3:4-6
English Standard Version
1 Timothy 3:4-6
English Standard Version
4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity (A)keeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for (B)God's church? 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may (C)become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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