1 Timothy 3:5
For if his own house he know not to rule well, how is he able to rule the church of Aloha?
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
In Context
4and (one who) ruleth his house well, holding his children in subjection with all purity.
Cross References
Acts 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to the whole flock over which the Spirit of Holiness hath constituted you the bishops; to pasture the church of the Meshiha which he hath purchased with his blood.
Ephesians 1:22and subjected every thing beneath his feet: and Him who is over all he hath given to be the head of the church,
Ephesians 5:32This mystery is great; but I speak of the Meshiha and of his church.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:2-8
Duties of Bishops and Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how… Read the whole commentary →