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

¹² 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

¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Let deacons be the husbands of but one wife, and let them manage [their] children and their own households well.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Common English Bible

¹² Servants must be faithful to their spouse and manage their children and their own households well.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² 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

¹² 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;