1 Timothy 3:12

12 Let the shammashim each be faithful to his wife, managing his children and household 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 And first, let them be tested; then, if they prove themselves blameless, let them be appointed shammashim.

11 Similarly, the wives must be of good character, not gossips, but temperate, faithful in everything.

12 Let the shammashim each be faithful to his wife, managing his children and household well.

13 For those who serve well as shammashim gain good standing for themselves and much boldness in the trust that comes through Yeshua the Messiah.

14 I hope to visit you soon; but I am writing these things