A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
CHAPTER 3 1 Timothy 3:1-7 1. This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 1. Certus sermo, si quis episcopatum appetit, praeclarum opus desiderat. 2. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 2.
Commenting on 1 Timothy 3:1-16
We have here the character of deacons: these had the care of the temporal concerns of the church, that is, the maintenance of the ministers and provision for the poor: they served tables, while the ministers or bishops gave themselves only to the ministry of the word and prayer, Act 6:2, Act 6:4.
Commenting on 1 Timothy 3:8-13
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife,.... See Gill on Ti1 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 Ti1 3:4.