1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons must be husbands of one wife ¹  and good managers of their children and their own households.

biblegateway 1Ti 3:12

A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.

biblegateway 1Ti 3:12

Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.

biblegateway 1Ti 3:12

A deacon must be faithful to his wife, and he must manage his children and household well.

biblegateway 1Ti 3:12

Servants in the church are to be committed to their spouses, attentive to their own children, and diligent in looking after their own affairs.

SABDAweb 1Ti 3:12

Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.

bibleoremus 1Ti 3:12

Let deacons be married only once, and let them manage their children and their households well;

biblegateway 1Ti 3:12

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

biblegateway 1Ti 3:12

Deacons must be husbands of one wife ¹  and good managers of their children and their own households.

¹ 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).