1 Timothy 3:11

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Summary

1 Timothy 3:11

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Their

Be

1 Timothy 3:4

Not

Faithful

1 Timothy 1:12

1 Timothy 6:2

Bible References

Their

They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman but shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

Be

He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

Not

He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

“You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy;
No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

“Let everyone be on guard against his neighbor,
And do not trust any brother;
Because every brother deals craftily,
And every neighbor goes about as a slanderer.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus answered them, “Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?”

unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal,

haters of good,

Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,

Faithful

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service,

Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.