4One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;


In Context

1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

4 One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

1 Timothy 3:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:4He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:4one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4conducting his own house well, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:4one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,