1Ti 3:12 | NET2full | STEP | Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households .

‏ 1 Timothy 3:12

12 Deacons must be husbands of one wife ^{▼▼tn Or “men married only once,” “devoted solely to their wives” (see the note on “wife” in 1 Tim 3:2; also 1 Tim 5:9; Titus 1:6).} and good managers of their children and their own households.