New Testament · Epistle
1 Timothy 3:12
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Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
About 1 Timothy 3:12
In 1 Timothy, 1 Timothy 3:12 addresses the theme of The Office of a Deacon in the Bible and Deacons in the Bible with clarity and depth. This New Testament epistle text remains central to Christian understanding and devotional practice on this subject.
Related Verses
- 1 Timothy 3:8
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
- 1 Timothy 3:10
“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.”
- Acts 6:3
“Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.”
- Philippians 1:1
“Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:”
- Acts 6:5
“And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:”
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How to Apply 1 Timothy 3:12
Use 1 Timothy 3:12 as a daily declaration. Speak it over your circumstances, inserting your name where relevant. Let its promise from 1 Timothy anchor your perspective as you navigate decisions related to on the theme of The Office of a Deacon in the Bible, and share it with one person who might need it today.