1 Timothy 3:12
King James Version
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
1 Timothy 3:12 in context
10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
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The Book of 1 Timothy — summary, themes & key verses
Leading the church well — Paul's guidance to a young pastor on faith and godliness.
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