Titus 2:3

Aged women, in like manner, in behavior as becomes sacred persons, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things,

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In The King James Version

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

In Context

2Elders [are] to be temperate, dignified, sober, sound in faith, in the love, in the endurance.

4that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of [their] husbands, lovers of [their] children,

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Cross References

Ephesians 5:3and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, do not let it even be named among you, as is proper to holy ones;

1 Timothy 3:8Servants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,

1 Timothy 5:5And she who is really a widow and desolate, has hoped on God, and remains in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

Titus 1:7for it is required of the overseer to be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleased, nor prone to anger, not given to wine, not an abuser, not given to shameful gain,

Hebrews 5:12for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again you have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and you have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

Revelation 2:20But I have a few things against you: that you allow the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, My servants to commit whoredom, and to eat idol-sacrifices;

Matthew Henry on Titus 2:2-11

Relative Duties. ( a. d. 66.) 1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 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; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of… Read the whole commentary →

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