1 Timothy 3:12 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹² A deacon must be the husband of one wife and must lead his children and his own household 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.

1 Timothy 3:12 Tagairtí Cros

Philippians 1:1

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

1 Timothy 3:2

Therefore the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, sensible, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, and not greedy for sordid gain.