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1 Timothy 3:2
Contemporary English Version
1 Timothy 3:2
Contemporary English Version
2 (A) That's why officials must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage.[a] They must be self-controlled, sensible, well-behaved, friendly to strangers, and able to teach.
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- 3.2 be faithful in marriage: Or “be the husband of only one wife.”
1 Timothy 3:2
New American Standard Bible
1 Timothy 3:2
New American Standard Bible
2 [a](A)An overseer, then, must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife, [b](C)temperate, self-controlled, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)skillful in teaching,
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- 1 Timothy 3:2 Lit The
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or level-headed
1 Timothy 3:2
New King James Version
1 Timothy 3:2
New King James Version
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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