1 Timothy 3:4
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
In Context
3no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but meek, noncontentious, no lover of money,
Cross References
Joshua 24:15And if it seems evil to you to serve LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But as for me and my hou
Acts 10:2a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.
1 Timothy 3:12Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.
Titus 2:2Aged men are to be without wine, noble, serious minded, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
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 →