1 Timothy 3:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² The men who serve as special helpers must have only one wife. They must be good leaders of their children and their own families.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Philippians 1:1

Greetings from Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 3:2

An elder {\cf2\super [10]} must be good enough that people cannot rightly criticize him. He must have only one wife. An elder must have self-control and be wise. He must be respected by other people. He must be ready to help people by accepting them into his home. He must be a good teacher.

1 Timothy 3:8

In the same way, the men who serve as special helpers {\cf2\super [11]} must be men that people can respect. These men must not say things they don’t mean, and they must not use their time drinking too much wine. They must not be men who are always trying to get rich by cheating others.