1 Timothy 3:4
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
King James Version
In Context
3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Cross References
Joshua 24:15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Acts 10:2A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
1 Timothy 3:12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:2-8
Duties of Bishops and Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how… Read the whole commentary →