1 Timothy 3:4

3:4 He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity. ¹ 

1 Timothy 3:12

3:12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife ²  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 ³  before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, ⁴  in order that with such encouragement ⁵  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 ⁶  toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. ⁷  For this is what pleases God. ⁸ 

¹ 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.”

² 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).

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

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Grk “that by them you might fight…” (a reference to the prophecies which can encourage him in his work).

⁴ tn Or “to practice their religion.”

⁵ tn Or “and so make some repayment to their parents”; Grk “and to give back recompense to their parents.”

⁶ tn Grk “for this is pleasing in the sight of God.”