( but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will 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?)

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

( but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall 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 am going to judge his house forever for the wrongdoing that he knew, because his sons were bringing a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.

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

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one should act in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

Why are you showing contempt for My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded for My dwelling, and why are you honoring your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares,‘ I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father was to walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares,‘ Far be it from Me— for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be insignificant.

Do not offend Jews or Greeks, or the church of God;

And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and made Him head over all things to the church,