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1 Timothy 3:5-7 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

5. For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?

6. He must be mature in the faith, so that he will not swell up with pride and be condemned, as the Devil was.

7. He should be a man who is respected by the people outside the church, so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the Devil's trap.

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