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1 Timothy 3:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

1 Timothy 3:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Timothy 3:12

Theological / Devotional

One wife. See on v. 2.

Children. See on v. 4. The same high standard of a well-ordered home life that applies to a bishop applies also to a deacon. A religion that does not work in the home is not worth much.

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