1 Timothy 3:12
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
KJV
διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες, τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων·
Greek NT
Diaconi sint unius uxoris viri, qui filiis suis bene præsint, et suis domibus.
Vulgate
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
ASV
Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children and their own houses.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
διάκονος
diakonos
noun · 30×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλῶς
kalos
adverb · 36×
οἶκος
oikos
noun · 115×
προΐστημι
proistemi
verb · 8×
τέκνον
teknon
noun · 99×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἴδιος
idios
adjective · 114×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Tim 3:2 — A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
- 1Tim 3:4 — One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
- 1Tim 3:4 — One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
- 1Tim 3:8 — Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
- 1Tim 3:8 — Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
- Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
- Heb 13:4 — Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
- Phil 1:1 — Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
- Titus 1:6 — If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.