1 Timothy 3:12

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

"Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well." - 1 Timothy 3:12
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What does 1 Timothy 3:12 mean?

1 Timothy 3:12 (KJV) states, "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well." This verse is a part of a larger passage in 1 Timothy that contains instructions for the qualifications and duties of church leaders. In this particular…

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Faithful Service: The Call of the Deacon

In 1 Timothy 3:12, the Apostle Paul offers a clear directive regarding the character and responsibilities of deacons within the church. The verse reads: "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well." This passage holds profound…

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A Prayer for Righteous Leadership and Family Stewardship

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts humbled and minds focused on Your Word. As we meditate on the profound truth of 1 Timothy 3:12, which declares, "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well," we seek to…

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1 Timothy 3:12 - "Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well."
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2 Timothy 3:12 - "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
1 Timothy 5:3 - "Honour widows that are widows indeed."
1 Timothy 3:3 - "Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;"
1 Timothy 3:9 - "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience."
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
1 Timothy 3:1 - "This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work."
1 Timothy 3:14 - "These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:"
1 Timothy 2:12 - "But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."
1 Timothy 3:11 - "Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things."
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
1 Timothy 3:6 - "Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil."
1 Timothy 1:12 - "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;"
1 Timothy 3:8 - "Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;"
1 Timothy 3:4 - "One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;"
"Honour widows that are widows indeed." - 1 Timothy 5:3
1 Timothy 4:12 - "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
1 Timothy 3:10 - "And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless."
"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." - 2 Timothy 3:12
"Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience." - 1 Timothy 3:9
1 Timothy 1:3 - "As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,"
1 Timothy 3:5 - "(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)"
1 Timothy 3:2 - "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"
"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;" - 1 Timothy 3:3
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;" - 1 Timothy 2:3
1 Timothy 3:7 - "Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil."
1 Timothy 3:13 - "For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus."