1 Timothy 3:4
“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Related Verses
“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”
“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”
“Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”
“Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
“If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.”