Ruling (προισταμενον). Present middle participle of προιστημ, old word to place before and (intransitive as here) to stand before.…

One that ruleth well his own house. This implies that a minister of the gospel would be, and ought to be, a married man. It is everywhere …

One that ruleth well his own house.—Paul here again turns to the vein of thought first introduced in [Reference 1 Timothy…

The final three stated qualifications are developed in greater length. The first concerns the relationship of an overseer to his family—he must be …

Who ruleth well his own house. Therefore, it is evident that Paul does not demand that a bishop shall be unacquainted with human life, but…

One that ruleth well his own house
His family, wife, children, and servants; and is not to be understood of his body…

If a man desired the pastoral office, and from love to Christ and the souls of men, was ready to deny himself and undergo hardships by devoting him…

1. Previously, the Apostle outlined the qualities a bishop should po e in himself. Now he describes the qualities he should have in his rela…