1 Timothy 3:12

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Philippians 1:1

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

1 Timothy 3:2

An overseer then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach;

1 Timothy 3:8

Likewise deacons must be honorable, not insincere, not given to much wine, not greedy,