1 Timothy 3:4

3:4 He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.

1 Timothy 3:12

3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households.

1 Timothy 1:2

1:2 to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

1 Timothy 1:18

1:18 I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight.

1 Timothy 5:4

5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

tn Grk “having children in submission with all dignity.” The last phrase, “keep his children in control without losing his dignity,” may refer to the children rather than the parent: “having children who are obedient and respectful.”

tn Or “men married only once,” “devoted solely to their wives” (see the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 5:9; Titus 1:6).

sn This charge refers to the task Paul described to Timothy in vv. 3-7 above.

sn The prophecies once spoken about you were apparently spoken at Timothy’s ordination (cf. 1 Tim 4:14) and perhaps spoke of what God would do through him. Thus they can encourage him in his work, as the next clause says.

tn Grk “that by them you might fight…” (a reference to the prophecies which can encourage him in his work).

tn Or “to practice their religion.”

tn Or “and so make some repayment to their parents”; Grk “and to give back recompense to their parents.”

tn Grk “for this is pleasing in the sight of God.”