If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. |
if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. |
namely, if any man be above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. |
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. |
[These elders should be] men who are of unquestionable integrity and are irreproachable, the husband of [but] one wife, whose children are [well trained and are] believers, not open to the accusation of being loose in morals and conduct or unruly and disorderly. |
if a certain man is such that no charge can be brought against him, a one-wife kind of a man [that is, married only once], having children who are believers, who are not such as could be charged with dissolute living or cannot be subjected to control; |
They were to be men of unquestioned integrity with only one wife, and with children brought up as Christians and not likely to be accused of loose living or law-breaking. |
each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience. |
If any 1536 be 2076 blameless, 410 the husband 435 of one 3391 wife, 1135 having 2192 faithful 4103 children 5043 not 3361 - 1722 accused 2724 of riot 810 or 2228 unruly. 506 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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