King James Version (KJV)

1 Timothy 3:12

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

Verse in context — 1 Timothy 3

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.

Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

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

For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

Instructions for church leadership and godly living.