1 Timothy 3:2
New King James Version
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
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1 Timothy 3:2
New American Standard Bible
2 [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 Timothy 3:2 Lit The
- 1 Timothy 3:2 Or level-headed
1 Timothy 3:2
Amplified Bible
2 Now an overseer must be blameless and beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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1 Timothy 3:2
King James Version
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
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1 Timothy 3:12
New King James Version
12 Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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1 Timothy 3:12
New American Standard Bible
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 Timothy 3:12 Lit managing well
1 Timothy 3:12
Amplified Bible
12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.
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1 Timothy 3:12
King James Version
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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1 Timothy 5:9
New King James Version
9 Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number, and not unless she has been the wife of one man,
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1 Timothy 5:9
New American Standard Bible
9 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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1 Timothy 5:9
Amplified Bible
9 A widow is to be put on the list [to receive regular assistance] only if she is over sixty years of age, [having been] the wife of one man,
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1 Timothy 5:9
King James Version
9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.
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Titus 1:6
New King James Version
6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, (A)having faithful children not accused of [a]dissipation or insubordination.
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- Titus 1:6 debauchery, lit. incorrigibility
Titus 1:6
New American Standard Bible
6 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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Titus 1:6
Amplified Bible
6 namely, a man of unquestionable integrity, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of being immoral or rebellious.
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Titus 1:6
King James Version
6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
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Mark 10:11-12
New King James Version
11 So He said to them, (A)“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
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Mark 10:11-12
New American Standard Bible
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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- Mark 10:11 Or sends away
- Mark 10:12 Or sends away
Mark 10:11-12
Amplified Bible
11 And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; 12 and if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
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Mark 10:11-12
King James Version
11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
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Matthew 19:9
New King James Version
9 (A)And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for [a]sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
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- Matthew 19:9 Or fornication
Matthew 19:9
New American Standard Bible
9 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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- Matthew 19:9 Lit sends away
- Matthew 19:9 One early ms makes her commit adultery
- Matthew 19:9 One early ms adds and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery
Matthew 19:9
Amplified Bible
9 I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery[a].”
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- Matthew 19:9 Some early mss add the phrase “...and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:9
King James Version
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
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