1 Timothy 3:4
one that rules his own house well; having his children in subjection with all gravity:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
In Context
5for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?
Cross References
Acts 10:2a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who did many acts of charity to the people, and prayed to God always.
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 vigilant, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, 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 →