1 Timothy 3:12

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife - notes, 1 Timothy 3:2.

Ruling their children and their own houses well - notes, 1 Timothy 3:4-5.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 ; 1 Timothy 3:4 ; 1 Timothy 3:5

¹² Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 3:12