1 Timothy 3:12

WEB

¹²Let servants^[+] be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

KJV

¹²Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

BSB

¹²A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

FBV

¹²Deacons should be married to one wife, managing their children and their homes well.

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Extra References

1 Timothy 3:2

²The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

1 Timothy 3:4-5

⁴one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence; ⁵(for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)

Philippians 1:1

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ,^[+] to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers^[+] and servants:

1 Timothy 3:8

⁸Servants,^[+] in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,