1 Timothy 3:11
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
- KJV
- Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- WEB
- Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
- ASV
- Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
- DARBY
- [The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- BLB
- Women likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- ÅB
- Likeså skal kvinnene være verdige, ikke baktalende, edruelige, tro i alle ting.
- OTB
- Kvinner må likeså være verdige, ikke baktalere, men edruelige, trofaste i alle ting.
- B1930
- Likeså skal kvinnene være verdige, ikke baktalende, edruelige, tro i alle ting.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Titus 2:3
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Read in contextTitus 3:2
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Read in context1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Read in contextProverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Read in context2 Timothy 3:3
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Read in contextLeviticus 21:13–15
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Read in contextJohn 6:70
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
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