I Timothy 3:12
“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Timothy 3:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Assistant officers should be faithful partners who manage their children and their households well.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Diener seien eines Weibes Mann, die ihren Kindern und den eigenen Häusern wohl vorstehen;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Los diáconos sean maridos de una mujer, que gobiernen bien sus hijos y sus casas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Os diáconos sejam maridos de uma mulher, e governem bem os filhos e as suas próprias casas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os diáconos devem ser maridos de uma só mulher e governar bem os seus filhos e a sua casa.
📖 I 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:
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