1 Timothy 3:12

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Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their households well.

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  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
  • 1 Tim 3:4-5 : 4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity. 5 (For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)
  • 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not greedy for dishonest gain.
  • Phil 1:1 : 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, along with the overseers and deacons.

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  • 1 Tim 3:1-11
    11 verses
    83%

    1This saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

    2Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

    3not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.

    4He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity.

    5(For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

    6He must not be a recent convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the judgment of the devil.

    7Moreover, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he won't fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.

    8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not greedy for dishonest gain.

    9They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

    10Let them also be tested first; then, if they prove blameless, let them serve as deacons.

    11Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded and faithful in all things.

  • 1 Tim 3:13
    81%

    13For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

  • Titus 1:6-7
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    6An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.

    7For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless—not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, and not greedy for dishonest gain.

  • Titus 2:2-6
    5 verses
    74%

    2Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance.

    3Likewise, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things.

    4They are to encourage the young women to love their husbands and children,

    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

    6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
    71%

    14Therefore, I desire that younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
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    16If any believing man or woman has widows, let them help them and not let the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows.

    17The elders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

  • Col 3:18-20
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    18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

    19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

    20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

  • 1 Pet 3:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives.

    2When they observe your pure and reverent behavior.

  • Eph 5:24-25
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    69%

    24As the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

    25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

  • 1 Tim 5:9-10
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    9A widow should be enrolled only if she is at least sixty years old and has been faithful to one husband,

    10and is well known for her good works: if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in affliction, and devoted herself to every good work.

  • 1 Pet 3:5-7
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    5For in this way, in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands.

    6Just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her children if you do what is good and do not fear anything that frightens you.

    7Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, showing them honor as co-heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

  • Eph 5:22
    68%

    22Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:2-3
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    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

    3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

  • 1 Tim 5:2-4
    3 verses
    67%

    2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters—with absolute purity.

    3Honor widows who are truly widows.

    4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

  • Eph 5:33
    67%

    33However, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

  • 1 Tim 2:12
    66%

    12I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be quiet.

  • Titus 3:1
    66%

    1Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, and to be ready for every good work.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

  • 1 Cor 14:34
    65%

    34Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak but must be in submission, as the law says.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
    65%

    7Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

  • Titus 2:9
    65%

    9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

  • Ps 128:3
    65%

    3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

  • 2 Chr 31:18
    65%

    18They included the registration of all their dependents—their wives, their sons, and their daughters—throughout the entire congregation, as they sanctified themselves in faithfulness and holiness.

  • 1 Thess 5:13
    64%

    13Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.