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For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church? He must not be a recent convert, so that he won’t become arrogant and fall into the Devil’s condemnation. He must be well thought of by outsiders, so he doesn’t[a] fall into disgrace and the trap set for him by[b] the Devil.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:7 Lit. outsiders, lest he
  2. 1 Timothy 3:7 Lit. the trap of