1 Timothy 3:4

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  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
• 1 Timothy 3:12
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• Genesis 18:19
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• Titus 2:2
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• Acts 10:2
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• Joshua 24:15
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• Psalm 101:2-8
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• Philippians 4:8
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