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1 Timothy 3:15
New English Translation
1 Timothy 3:15
New English Translation
15 in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves[a] in the household of God, because it is[b] the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.
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- 1 Timothy 3:15 tn Grk “how it is necessary to behave.”
- 1 Timothy 3:15 tn Grk “which is” (but the relative clause shows the reason for such conduct).
1 Timothy 3:15
New International Version
1 Timothy 3:15
New International Version
15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church(A) of the living God,(B) the pillar and foundation of the truth.
1 Timothy 3:15
King James Version
1 Timothy 3:15
King James Version
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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