1 Timothy 3:4
they should provide for their own household well, and their children should be kept under control and be well-behaved.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 24:15If you are unwilling to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve, either the gods your ancestors served on the east of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Acts 10:2A religious man and one who reverenced God, with all his household. He was liberal in his charities to the people, and prayed to God constantly.
1 Timothy 3:12Assistants should be faithful partners who manage their children and their households well.
Titus 2:2Teach that the older men should be soberly clear minded, dignified and self-controlled – sound in faith, love, and patient endurance.
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 →