1 Timothy 3:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If a man does not know how to lead his own family, he will not be able to take care of God’s church.

Cross References

1 Samuel 3:13

I told Eli I would punish his family forever. I will do this because Eli knew his sons were saying and doing bad things against God. But he failed to control them.

Ephesians 5:24

The church serves under Christ, so it is the same with you wives. You should be willing to serve your husbands in everything.

Ephesians 5:32

That secret truth is very important—I am talking about Christ and the church.

1 Timothy 3:15

so that, even if I cannot come soon, you will know how people should live in the family of God. That family is the church of the living God. And God’s church is the support and foundation of the truth.

Ephesians 1:22

God put everything under Christ’s power and made him head over everything for the church.

Acts 20:28

Be careful for yourselves and for all the people God has given you. The Holy Spirit gave you the work of caring for this flock. You must be shepherds to the church of God, the people he bought with his own blood.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Never do anything that might make other people do wrong—Jews, non-Jews, or anyone in God’s church.