Passage

1 Timothy 3.12

Book: 1 Timothy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

10. And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless. 11. Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

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

For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14. These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly; (1 Timothy 3:10-14, ASV)

WEB

10. Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless. 11. Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

12. Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14. These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly; (1 Timothy 3:10-14, WEB)

KJV

10. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

12. 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. ^{used: or, ministered} 14. These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: (1 Timothy 3:10-14, KJV)

YLT

10. and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable. 11. Women, in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

12. Ministrants, let them be of one wife husbands; the children leading well, and their own houses,

for those who did minister well a good step to themselves do acquire, and much boldness in faith that [is] in Christ Jesus. 14. These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon, (1 Timothy 3:10-14, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.

Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Polygamy Is Not a Sin Objection Defeater

Concepts:

Apostolic Age, via 1 Timothy 3.8-13

Notes

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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