1 Timothy 3:12

Deacons are only to be married once, and they must manage their children and households properly.

1 Timothy 3:2

Well, for the office of a bishop a man must be above reproach; he must be only married once, he must be temperate, master of himself, unruffled, hospitable, a skilled teacher,

Philippians 1:1

PAUL and Timotheus, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, as well as to the bishops and deacons:

1 Timothy 3:4-5

able to manage his own household properly and keep his children submissive and perfectly respectful

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons in turn are to be serious men; they are not to be tale-bearers or addicted to drink or pilfering;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

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Bible References

General references

1 Timothy 3:2
Well, for the office of a bishop a man must be above reproach; he must be only married once, he must be temperate, master of himself, unruffled, hospitable, a skilled teacher,