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

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?)

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?);

( 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?)

I told Eli I would punish his family forever. He knew his sons were sinning. He knew they were saying bad things about me. In spite of that, he did not stop them.

The church follows the lead of Christ. In the same way, wives should follow the lead of their husbands in everything.

Keep watch over yourselves. Keep watch over all the believers. The Holy Spirit has made you leaders over them. Be shepherds of God’s church. He bought it with his own blood.

That is a deep mystery. But I’m talking about Christ and the church.

Then if I have to put off my visit, you will know how people should act in God’s family. The family of God is the church of the living God. It is the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Why don’t you treat my sacrifices and offerings with respect? I require them to be brought to the house where I live. Why do you honor your sons more than me? Why do you fatten yourselves on the best parts of every offering that is made by my people Israel?’“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He announced,‘ I promised that members of your family line would serve me as priests forever.’ But now the Lord announces,‘ I will not let that happen! I will honor those who honor me. But I will turn away from those who look down on me.

Don’t do anything that causes another person to trip and fall. It doesn’t matter if that person is a Jew or a Greek or a member of God’s church.

God placed all things under Christ’s rule. He appointed him to be ruler over everything for the church.