[a](A)An overseer, then, must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife, [b](C)temperate, self-controlled, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)skillful in teaching,

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:2 Lit The
  2. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or level-headed

12 (A)Deacons must be (B)husbands of one wife, and [a](C)good managers of their children and their own households.

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  1. 1 Timothy 3:12 Lit managing well

A widow is to be (A)put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been (B)the wife of one man,

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namely, (A)if any man is beyond reproach, the (B)husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of (C)indecent behavior or (D)rebellion.

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11 And He *said to them, (A)Whoever [a]divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; 12 and (B)if she herself [b]divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.”

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  1. Mark 10:11 Or sends away
  2. Mark 10:12 Or sends away

And I say to you, (A)whoever [a]divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman [b]commits adultery[c].”

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  1. Matthew 19:9 Lit sends away
  2. Matthew 19:9 One early ms makes her commit adultery
  3. Matthew 19:9 One early ms adds and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery

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