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1 Timothy 3:12

1 Timothy 3:12
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife,.... See Gill on Ti1 3:2.

ruling their children and their own houses well.…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife - notes, 1Ti 3:2. Ruling their children and their own houses well - notes,…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife - This is the same that is required of the bishops. See on Ti1 3:2 (note)…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Timothy 3:8-13

We have here the character of deacons: these had the care of the temporal concerns of the church, that is, the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

rulingtheir children The sentence gives compendiously the same requirements as to domestic relationships for deacons as…

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