Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Timothy 3:7 in context
1 Timothy 3:4–10
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one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
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(for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)
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Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
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holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
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