1 Timothy 3:12 KJV

1 Timothy · chapter 3 · verse 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 · King James Version

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:

husbandsanērwith reference to sex, of a male, of a husband, of a betrothed or future husband, with…G435 →
childrenteknonoffspring, children, child, a male child, a son, metaph., the name transferred to that…G5043 →
deaconsdiakonosone who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant…G1249 →
rulingproistēmito set or place before, to set over, to be over, to superintend, preside over, to be a…G4291 →
housesoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
wifegynēa woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow, a wife, of a betrothed womanG1135 →