1 Timothy 3:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,
  • 1 Tim 3:4-5 : 4 One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie. 5 For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?
  • 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,
  • Phil 1:1 : 1 Paul and Timotheus the seruants of Iesvs Christ, to all the Saintes in Christ Iesus which are at Philippi, with the Bishops, and Deacons:

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

    1This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.

    2A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

    3Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

    4One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie.

    5For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?

    6He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill.

    7He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.

    8Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,

    9Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.

    10And let them first be proued: then let them minister, if they be found blameles.

    11Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.

  • 1 Tim 3:13
    81%

    13For they that haue ministred well, get them selues a good degree, and great libertie in the faith, which is in Christ Iesus.

  • Titus 1:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6If any be vnreproueable, the husbande of one wife, hauing faithfull children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

    7For a Bishop must bee vnreproueable, as Gods steward, not froward, not angrie, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,

  • Titus 2:2-6
    5 verses
    74%

    2That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, & in patience:

    3The elder women likewise, that they be in such behauiour as becommeth holinesse, not false accusers, not subiect to much wine, but teachers of honest things,

    4That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbads, that they loue their children,

    5That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good & subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

    6Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
    71%

    14I will therefore that the yonger women marie, and beare children, and gouerne the house, and giue none occasion to the aduersary to speake euill.

  • 1 Tim 5:16-17
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    70%

    16If any faithfull man, or faithfull woman haue widowes, let them minister vnto them, and let not the Church bee charged, that there may bee sufficient for them that are widowes in deede.

    17The Elders that rule well, let them be had in double honour, specially they which labour in the worde and doctrine,

  • Col 3:18-20
    3 verses
    70%

    18Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as it is comely in the Lord.

    19Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.

    20Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.

  • 1 Pet 3:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1Likewise let the wiues bee subiect to their husbandes, that euen they which obey not the worde, may without the worde be wonne by the conuersation of the wiues,

    2While they beholde your pure conuersation, which is with feare.

  • Eph 5:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbads in euery thing.

    25Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, & gaue himselfe for it,

  • 1 Tim 5:9-10
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    68%

    9Let not a widow be taken into the number vnder three score yeere olde, that hath beene the wife of one husband,

    10And well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete, if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto euery good woorke.

  • 1 Pet 3:5-7
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    5For euen after this maner in time past did the holy women, which trusted in God, tire them selues, and were subiect to their husbands.

    6As Sara obeyed Abraham, and called him Sir: whose daughters ye are, whiles yee doe well, not being afraide of any terrour.

    7Likewise ye husbands, dwel with them as men of knowledge, giuing honour vnto the woman, as vnto the weaker vessell, euen as they which are heires together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not interrupted.

  • Eph 5:22
    68%

    22Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:2-3
    2 verses
    67%

    2Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.

    3Let the husbande giue vnto the wife due beneuolence, and likewise also the wife vnto the husband.

  • 1 Tim 5:2-4
    3 verses
    67%

    2The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purenesse.

    3Honour widowes, which are widowes in deede.

    4But if any widowe haue children or nephewes, let them learne first to shewe godlinesse towarde their owne house, and to recompense their kinred: for that is an honest thing and acceptable before God.

  • Eph 5:33
    67%

    33Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.

  • 1 Tim 2:12
    66%

    12I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

  • Titus 3:1
    66%

    1Pvt them in remembrance that they bee subiect to the Principalities and powers, and that they bee obedient, and ready to euery good woorke,

  • 1 Tim 6:1
    66%

    1Let as many seruaunts as are vnder the yoke, count their masters worthie of all honour, that the Name of God, and his doctrine be not euill spoken of.

  • 1 Cor 14:34
    65%

    34Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
    65%

    7These things therefore warne them of, that they may be blamelesse.

  • Titus 2:9
    65%

    9Let seruants be subiect to their masters, & please them in al things, not answering again,

  • Ps 128:3
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    3Thy wife shalbe as the fruitfull vine on the sides of thine house, and thy children like the oliue plantes round about thy table.

  • 2 Chr 31:18
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    18And to the generation of all their children, their wiues, and their sonnes & their daughters throughout all ye Congregation: for by their fidelitie are they partakers of the holy things.

  • 1 Thess 5:13
    64%

    13That yee haue them in singular loue for their workes sake. Bee at peace among your selues.