1 Timothy 3:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Let deacons be the husbands of but one wife, and let them manage [their] children and their own households well.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Servants must be faithful to their spouse and manage their children and their own households well.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Deacons should be the husband of one wife, men who lead their own children and their own houses well.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Timothy 3:12 Cross References

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

1 Timothy 3:2

Now a bishop must be above reproach, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an apt teacher,

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons likewise must be serious, not double-tongued, not indulging in much wine, not greedy for money;