( but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

人若不知道管理自己的家，焉能照管神的教会呢？

人若不知道管理自己的家，怎能照管上帝的教会呢？

人若不知道管理自己的家，怎能照管神的教会呢？

一个人要是不懂得管理自己的家，又怎能照顾上帝的教会呢？

（人若不知道怎样管理自己的家，怎能照料神的教会呢？）

但如果有人不知道怎么带领自己的家，他怎么能照顾神的教会呢？

人若不知道管理自己的家，焉能照管神的教會呢？

人若不知道管理自己的家，怎能照管上帝的教會呢？

人若不知道管理自己的家，怎能照管神的教會呢？

一個人要是不懂得管理自己的家，又怎能照顧上帝的教會呢？

（人若不知道怎樣管理自己的家，怎能照料神的教會呢？）

人若不曉得督導自己的家，怎能照顧上帝的教會呢？

但如果有人不知道怎麼帶領自己的家，他怎麼能照顧神的教會呢？

蓋不知齊家、何能理上帝會乎、

家不克齊、焉能理上帝會乎、

人不知齊其家、焉能理天主教會、

蓋不能自齊其家者、焉能治理天主之教會乎？

( If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)

Suppose someone doesn’t know how to manage his own family. Then how can he take care of God’s church?

for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?

For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?

( If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

( but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

( for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?);

( If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

( For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?

( but how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule one’s own house take care of God’s assembly?)

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,