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for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of the church of God? He should not be a recent convert, so that he may not become conceited and thus incur the devil’s punishment.[a] He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, the devil’s trap.(A)

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  1. 3:6 The devil’s punishment: this phrase could mean the punishment once incurred by the devil (objective genitive) or a punishment brought about by the devil (subjective genitive).

(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)(A) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited(B) and fall under the same judgment(C) as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,(D) so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.(E)

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