1 Timothy 3:11
Likewise let their wives be grave, not tattlers, modest, faithful in all things.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
In Context
12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses beautifully.
Cross References
Luke 1:5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Ahijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.
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 →