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 E também esses sejam primeiro testados, depois sirvam, se forem irrepreensíveis.
11 De semelhante maneira, as mulheres [sejam] de boa conduta, não maldizentes, sóbrias, [e] fiéis em todas as coisas.
12 Os diáconos sejam maridos de uma mulher, e governem bem os filhos e as suas próprias casas.
13 Pois os que servirem bem obtêm para si uma posição honrosa e muita confiança na fé que há em Cristo Jesus.
14 Escrevo-te essas coisas esperando ir a ti em breve;
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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