# 1 Timothy 3.12 **Book:** [1 Timothy](/codex/1-timothy/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/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.** > > 13. 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** ([WEB](/codex/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.** > > 13. 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** ([KJV](/codex/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.** > > 13. 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** ([YLT](/codex/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,** > > 13. 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) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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](/codex/polygamy-is-not-a-sin-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Apostolic Age](/codex/apostolic-age/), via [1 Timothy 3.8-13](/codex/1-timothy-3-8-13/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.