1 Timothy 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
1 Timothy 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
1 Timothy 3:12 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. ”
1 Timothy 3:12 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ministrants--let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,”
1 Timothy 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well: ”
1 Timothy 3:12 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.”
1 Timothy 3:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 3:12 in Context — 1 Timothy 3
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
What Does 1 Timothy 3:12 Mean?
1 Timothy 3:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Timothy chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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