1 Timothy 3:12
A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
In Context
Cross References
Philippians 1:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
1 Timothy 3:4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:9-14
Qualifications of Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used… Read the whole commentary →