1 Timothy 3:12
1 Timothy 3:8-13 The Message (MSG)
The same goes for those who want to be servants in the church: serious, not deceitful, not too free with the bottle, not in it for what they can get out of it. They must be reverent before the mystery of the faith, not using their position to try to run things. Let them prove themselves first. If they show they can do it, take them on. No exceptions are to be made for women—same qualifications: serious, dependable, not sharp-tongued, not overfond of wine. Servants in the church are to be committed to their spouses, attentive to their own children, and diligent in looking after their own affairs. Those who do this servant work will come to be highly respected, a real credit to this Jesus-faith.
1 Timothy 3:12 King James Version (KJV)
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
1 Timothy 3:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.
1 Timothy 3:12 New Century Version (NCV)
Deacons must have only one wife and be good leaders of their children and their own families.
1 Timothy 3:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
1 Timothy 3:12 New International Version (NIV)
A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.
1 Timothy 3:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
1 Timothy 3:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.
1 Timothy 3:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
A deacon must be faithful to his wife, and he must manage his children and household well.