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Source language
Original Greek   
(εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν, πῶς ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται;)
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
(ei de tis tou idiou oikou prostenai ouk oiden, pos ekklesias theou epimelesetai;)

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
si quis autem domui suae praeesse nescit quomodo ecclesiae Dei diligentiam habebit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
King James 2000 (out of print)   
(For if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Other translations
American Standard Version   
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
For if he does not know how to lead his own household well, how can he lead the Church of God?
Darby Bible Translation   
(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?
God's Word   
(If a man doesn't know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God's church?)
International Standard Version   
For if a man does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?
NET Bible   
But if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church of God?
New American Standard Bible   
(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
New International Version   
(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)
New Living Translation   
For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?
Webster's Bible Translation   
(For if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Weymouth New Testament   
The World English Bible   
(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)