1 Timothy 3:11
[Their] wives in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
In Context
10And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, being without reproach.
12Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, presiding well over their children and their own houses.
Cross References
Luke 1:5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, Zachariah by name, of the course of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 3:9-14
Qualifications of Deacons. ( a. d. 64.) 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 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. 11 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… Read the whole commentary →