1 Timothy 3:4
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Webster Bible
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, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous;
5(For if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Cross References
Joshua 24:15And if it seemeth evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Acts 10:2A devout man , and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
1 Timothy 3:12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children, and their own houses well.
Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, 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 →