1 Timothy 3:12

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

1 Timothy 3:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Timothy 3:12

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife,
&c.] (See Gill on 1 Timothy 3:2)

ruling their children and their own houses well.
These qualifications are the same with those of the bishop or elder; (See Gill on 1 Timothy 3:4).

1 Timothy 3:12 In-Context

10 They should also be tested and then serve if they are without fault.

11 In the same way, women who are servants in the church should be dignified and not gossip. They should be sober and faithful in everything they do.

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

13 Those who have served well gain a good standing and considerable confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

14 I hope to come to you quickly. But I'm writing these things to you so that

Footnotes

• [a]. Or deacons