1 Timothy 3:12

A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.

1 Timothy 3:2

A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

Philippians 1:1

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus: To all God's people in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ministers of the Church and their assistants.

1 Timothy 3:4-5

but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,

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Summary

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 minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;