1 Timothy 3:4
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
In Context
3Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but
5But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
Cross References
Joshua 24:15But if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord, you have your choice: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you would rather serve, whether the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.
Acts 10:2A religious man, and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and always praying to God.
1 Timothy 3:12Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children, and their own houses.
Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, 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 →