1 Timothy 3:4
One who rules his own house well, having his children under control, commanding their respect in all ways;
Revised King James New Testament
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, not combative, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
Cross References
Acts 10:2A devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, and he gave many alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
1 Timothy 3:12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, ruling his children and his own house well.
Titus 2:2Urge the older men to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in steadfastness.
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 →