John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well." — 1 Timothy 3:12 (ASV)
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife ,
&c.] (See Gill on 1 Timothy 3:2)
ruling their children and their own houses well .
These qualifications are the same with those of the bishop or elder; (See Gill on 1 Timothy 3:4).