1 Timothy 3:4

² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

³ Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

⁵ (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

⁶ Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: en som styrer sitt eget hus vel og har lydige barn med all sømmelighet
OTB: Han må lede sitt eget hus godt og ha lydige barn med all verdighet
B1930: en som styrer sitt eget hus vel og har lydige barn med all sømmelighet

BSB: An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
KJV: One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
WEB: one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
ASV: one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
DARBY: conducting his own house well, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
BLB: presiding over [his] own house well, having children in submission, with all dignity—

Titus 1:6
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
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Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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1 Timothy 3:12
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
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Titus 2:2
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
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Acts 10:2
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
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Titus 2:7
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
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Psalms 101:2–8
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
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