1 Timothy 3:11
“Euen so must their wiues be graue; not slanderers, sober, faithfull in all things.”
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1 Timothy 3:11 Context
9Holding the mysterie of the faith in a pure conscience. 10And let these also first be proued; then let them vse the office of a Deacon, being found blamelesse. 11Euen so must their wiues be graue; not slanderers, sober, faithfull in all things. 12Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children, and their owne houses well. 13For they that haue vsed the office of a Deacon well, purchase to themselues a good degree, and great boldnesse in the faith, which is in Christ Iesus.
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Other Translations for 1 Timothy 3:11
Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- King James Version
Women {must} likewise {be} dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Women in like manner `must be' grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
- Basic English Bible
[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- Darby Bible
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- Webster's Bible
Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy.
- Weymouth Bible
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
- World English Bible
Also it bihoueth wymmen to be chast, not bacbitinge, sobre, feithful in alle thingis.
- Wycliffe Bible
Women -- in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Timothy 3:11
3:11 Faithful in all things - Both to God, their husbands, and the poor.
People's Bible Notes for 1 Timothy 3:11
1Ti 3:11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave. The word in the Greek word "gune" may mean "women" or "wives". It is rendered "wife" in 1Ti 3:12. The Revised Version says, "Women in like manner [must be] grave". I believe that the Common Version is nearer right. The duties of women generally are not spoken of in the midst of a discussion of elders and deacons. Either deaconesses are meant, or the wives of bishops and deacons; more likely the latter. We know that an injudicious wife may mar the work of a church officer. Not slanderers. Not given to tattling.