1 Timothy 3:12
Servants: be-being men of{one woman}, being-stood-ahead/presiding of{offsprings} well, and of{the own houses},
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
In Context
11women as-same-ly revered/noble, not devils/slanderous, sober/temperate, faithful in to{all}.
Cross References
Philippians 1:1Paul and Timothy, slaves of{Anointed Jesus}, to{all the holy} in to{Anointed Jesus, the being} in to{Philippi-s} together-with to{watch-upon-ers/overseers/supervisers} and to{servants},
1 Timothy 3:4being-stood-ahead/presiding of{the own house} well, having offsprings in to{set-under/subjection} alongside of{every reverence};
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 →