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1 Timothy 3:7 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 3 · verse 7
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.1 Timothy 3:7 · King James Version
1 Timothy 3:7 in context
5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Moreoverdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- Moreoverkaiand, also, even, indeed, butG2532 →
- reproachoneidismosa reproach, such as Christ suffered, for the cause of God, from his enemiesG3680 →
- withoutexōthenfrom without, outwardG1855 →
- reportmartyriaa testifying, the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future…G3141 →
- snarepagissnare, trap, noose, of snares in which birds are entangled and caught, implies…G3803 →
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The two epistles to Timothy, and that to Titus, contain a scripture-plan of church-government, or a direction to ministers. Timothy, we suppose, was an evangelist who was left at Ephesus, to take care of those whom the Holy Ghost had made bishops there, that is, the presbyters, as appears by Act 20:28, where the care…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7