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 Qu’on les éprouve d’abord, et qu’ils exercent ensuite leur ministère, s’ils sont sans reproche.
11 Les femmes, de même, doivent être honnêtes, non médisantes, sobres, fidèles en toutes choses.
12 Les diacres doivent être maris d’une seule femme, et diriger bien leurs enfants et leurs propres maisons;
13 car ceux qui remplissent convenablement leur ministère s’acquièrent un rang honorable, et une grande assurance dans la foi en Jésus-Christ.
14 Je t’écris ces choses, avec l’espérance d’aller bientôt vers toi,
What Does 1 Timothy 3:12 Mean?
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