1 Timothy 3:12
a deacon must have but one wife, and govern his children, and the rest of the family in a proper manner.
1 Timothy 3:2
a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching:
Philippians 1:1
the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the christians that are at Philippi, to the bishops, and to the deacons.
1 Timothy 3:4-5
obliging his children to behave with decorum.
1 Timothy 3:8
The deacons too must be grave, not double tongued, not addicted to drinking, or sordid gain,
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Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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1 Timothy 3:2
a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching: