Of one wife (μιας γυναικος). At a time as in verse 2.Ruling well (προισταμενο καλως). As in 4.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife. See Barnes on 1 Timothy 3:2.

Ruling their children and their own houses…

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife.—Here the exact same qualification is to be sought as in the higher grade of …

Now Paul returns to the specific qualifications of deacons. Like an overseer (v.2), a deacon must be the husband of one wife, and he must also “man…

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife ,
&c.] (See Gill on 1 Timothy 3:2)

The deacons were at first appointed to distribute the charity of the church and to manage its concerns, yet pastors and evangelists were among them…

1. Above, the Apostle showed what the character of deacons and their wives should be; here he shows how deacons should behave toward their w…