In fact, on account of the prevalence of immoral sexual practices in the Roman world of that time, Paul wrote that if a Christian overseer was married, he was to be “a husband of one wife ” and have“ his children in subjection. ” ​ — 1 Timothy 3: 2, 4.
Rooma impeeriumis laialt levinud ebamoraalsuse tõttu kirjutas Paulus, et kui kristlik ülevaataja on abielus, peab ta olema „ühe naise mees ” ja tema lapsed peavad olema sõnakuulelikud.